Etymology

promession

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Today it means: The disposal of human remains by freeze-drying. Full definition →

Italian promessa
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  1. Italian · derived frompromessa“promise”
  2. English todaypromession

Coined by Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, developer of the process, who derived it from Italian promessa (“promise”).

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