Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: mummification
IPA transcription: [m,ʌmɪfɪk'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: mummification
    Meaning: embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy
  • Synonyms: dry_gangrene, cold_gangrene, mumification_necrosis, mummification
    Meaning: (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
  • Synonyms: mummification
    Meaning: a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape"
Usage examples
  • It was the force behind every mummification.