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/mˈʌmɪfˌaɪ/
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[ US /ˈməməˌfaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈməməˌfaɪ/ ]
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dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
a mummified body was found -
preserve while making lifeless
mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of -
remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs
How To Use mummify In A Sentence
- Stingless bees can mummify invading beetles in resin scientists have found that stingless bees are not easy targets for predators, as they can mummify invading parasitic beetles in The Salt Lake TribuneUpdated: 12/21/2009 12: 27: 04 PM MST Downy woodpecker by Paul Higgins Picoides pubescens The downy is the smallest and most widespread of American Medlogs - Recent stories
- Wear chunky cardies over long jumpers and mummify yourself in huge, ultra-long scarves. Times, Sunday Times
- Invented in the 1890s, the multitool is more useful now than it ever was: Its flashlight yes, some have lights can help you search through a backpack filled with charging cables to find your keys; its screwdriver is always handy when you need to open your PC for a RAM upgrade and its blades will slice through any of those blister packs that mummify electronics. Bold Folds
- This fungus causes fruit to shrivel and mummify.
- To mummify a body, they would remove all the organs (all those wet squishy things go bad quickly and smell bad) and cover the body with a salty substance called natron that would dry it out. Mummy Skeleton | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- Sometimes, Laura begged the twins to mummify her in the tablecloth and parade her through the house. Strangers at the Feast
- Australian bees 'mummify' their beetle enemy alive WN.com - Articles related to Leander Paes plans sports academy in Puducherry
- A small cotton ball damp with formocresol is placed to "mummify" the pulp stumps and to sterilize the area. What is a Pulpotomy?
- To mummify a body, they would remove all the organs (all those wet squishy things go bad quickly and smell bad) and cover the body with a salty substance called natron that would dry it out. Mummy Skeleton | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- Invented in the 1890s, the multitool is more useful now than it ever was: Its flashlight yes, some have lights can help you search through a backpack filled with charging cables to find your keys; its screwdriver is always handy when you need to open your PC for a RAM upgrade and its blades will slice through any of those blister packs that mummify electronics. Bold Folds
