plastination

Noun

Meaning

a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

preservation

Examples

the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plastin plastinate plastinated plastinator plastique plastiskin