embalming fluid

English

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Noun

embalming fluid (plural embalming fluids)

1. (medicine) A solution of various chemicals used to preserve cadavers prior to burial or cremation.
2. (slang) A PCP solution used as a coating to enhance the high on a joint or cigarette.

Translations

fluid for embalming

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 屍體防腐劑／尸体防腐剂 (shītǐ fángfǔjì)

• Finnish: palsamointineste
• French: fluide d’embaumement m
• Russian: бальзами́рующий соста́в m (balʹzamírujuščij sostáv)
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