plastination meaning

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plastination (noun): 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.

Definition of plastination

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

    Type of: preservation

    Related forms: plastinate

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in ON · 12-letter words

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