plastination
noun
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DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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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”
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