Hypernym

noun

a process that saves organic substances from decay

Part_meronym

fixation 4

noun

(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

dehydration 3

noun

the process of extracting moisture

hardening 2

noun

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

impregnation 2

noun

the process of totally saturating something with a substance

plastination 1

noundomain: natural proc.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Examples

1.the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching

Derivationally related form

plastinate 1

verb

preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes

Part_holonym

fixation 4

noun

(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

dehydration 3

noun

the process of extracting moisture

hardening 2

noun

the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

impregnation 2

noun

the process of totally saturating something with a substance

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