Definition of "mummification" [mum•mi•fi•ca•tion]

• The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy. (noun)

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• "Scientists acknowledge that most natural mummification is produced in the absence of water and in the presence of soil that is salty, or rich in nitrates and aluminum."
• "The practice of self-mummification, which is a form of suicide after all, had to be outlawed to prevent Buddhist priests from offing themselves this way."
• "Mummies of the World will feature natural mummification, which is when a body was accidentally put through the process."