The thighbone of a dead African king, preserved for ritual uses, represents…a diffusion of Egyptian mummification (Melville J. Herskovitz).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mum — am·i·dos·to·mum; amo·mum; an·cy·los·to·mum; an·the·mum; an·tho·sper·mum; aza·lea·mum; bat·ra·cho·sper·mum; bro·si·mum; bu·nos·to·mum; buph·thal·mum; car·dio·sper·mum; cas·ta·no·sper·mum; chry·san·the·mum; chry·san·the·mum·ic; cin·na·mo·mum;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
mummification — mum·mi·fi·ca·tion … English syllables
mummify — mum|mi|fy [ mʌmı,faı ] verb transitive to preserve a dead body by treating it with special oils and wrapping it in long narrow pieces of cloth to prevent it from decaying ╾ mum|mi|fi|ca|tion [ ,mʌmıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mummify — mum•mi•fy [[t]ˈmʌm əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) to make (a dead body) into a mummy 2) to make (something) resemble a mummy 3) to dry or shrivel up • Etymology: 1620–30 mum mi•fi•ca′tion, n … From formal English to slang
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
mummification — 1. SYN: dry gangrene. 2. Shrivelling of a dead, retained fetus. 3. In dentistry, treatment of inflamed dental pulp with fixative drugs (usually formaldehyde derivatives) in order to retain teeth so treated for relatively short periods; generally… … Medical dictionary
Mummification — Mum mi*fi*ca tion, n. [See {Mummify}.] The act of making a mummy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
