Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mummification

3 senses of mummification

Sense 1
mummification -- (a condition resembling that of a mummy; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape")
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")

Sense 2
dry gangrene, cold gangrene, mumification necrosis, mummification -- ((pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color)
       => gangrene, sphacelus, slough -- (necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass)

Sense 3
mummification -- (embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy)
       => embalmment -- (preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals)