plastination (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 22
def a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues
def water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
examples the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching
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Hypernym preservation
Derivationally related form plastination → plastinate
Part meronym fixation, fixing; dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation; hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing; impregnation, saturation
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Part holonym fixation, fixing; dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation; hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing; impregnation, saturation
Hyponym preservation
Derivationally related form plastinate → plastination

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