plastination

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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
- 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