plastination

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plastination - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  plastination
      n 1: 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"