Usually means: Preserves bodies to prevent decay.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. embalms: Merriam-Webster
  2. embalms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. embalms: Vocabulary.com
  4. embalms: Wordnik
  5. embalms: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. embalms: Wiktionary
  7. embalms: Dictionary.com
  8. embalms: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. embalms: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. embalms: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. embalms: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. embalms: Medical dictionary

(Note: See embalm as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (embalm)

verb:  (transitive) To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
verb:  (transitive, figurative) To preserve.
verb:  (transitive) To perfume or add fragrance to something.
▸ Also see embalm


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