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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Balsamation

/(ba̤l`sam*ā"shŭn [or] băl`sam*ā"shŭn)/ · Bal·sam·a·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of imparting balsamic properties.
  1. 1.
    The act of imparting balsamic properties.
  2. 2.
    The art or process of embalming.