embalming fluid

collocation in English

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embalm
verb[T]
uk
/ɪmˈbɑːm/us
/ɪmˈbɑːm/
to use chemicals to prevent a dead body ...
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fluid
adjective
uk
/ˈfluː.ɪd/us
/ˈfluː.ɪd/
smooth ...
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(Definition ofembalmandfluidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The most commonembalmingfluidis composed of organic chemicals and contains 529% formaldehyde, ethanol and water.
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Typicalembalmingfluidcontains a mixture of formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, ethanol, humectants, and wetting agents and other solvents that can be used.
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Embalmingfluidis then pumped into the body via an artery (commonly carotid, or femoral).
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The ability ofembalmingfluidto contaminate soil or water tables has not been studied thoroughly.
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He also taught embalming techniques,embalmingfluidformulas as well as disaster management to funeral directors.
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Mummification techniques, such as the use ofembalmingfluidand the presence of an intact brain, suggested an eighteenth-dynasty royal mummy.
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The embalming solution is injected with a centrifugal pump and the embalmer massages the body to break up circulatory clots as to ensure the proper distribution of theembalmingfluid.
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He also has eight gallons ofembalmingfluid, and one day he aims to have his own crematorium.
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With exposure toembalmingfluid, tissues and bodily fluids, such as blood, become fixed.
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His grocer had accidentally sent him a bottle ofembalmingfluidthinking it was mineral water.
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In the 19th and early 20th centuries arsenic was frequently used as anembalmingfluidbut has since been supplanted by other more effective and less toxic chemicals.
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A mixture of these chemicals is known asembalmingfluidand is used to preserve deceased individuals, sometimes only until the funeral, other times indefinitely.
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In most states a formaldehyde (embalmingfluid) based chemical is used to neutralize odors; this method of deodorizing the portable toilet has proven very effective.
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The legend continued to be told long after its initial popularity, withembalmingfluidsometimes replacing the formaldehyde mentioned in the earlier version.
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Many embalming chemical companies make specialized anatomical embalming fluids.
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