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
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the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching
• Derivationally related forms: ↑plastinate
• Hypernyms: ↑preservation
• Part Meronyms:
↑fixation, ↑fixing, ↑dehydration, ↑desiccation, ↑drying up, ↑evaporation, ↑hardening, ↑solidifying, ↑solidification, ↑set, ↑curing, ↑impregnation, ↑saturation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.