corification

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noun

A post-mortem preservation phenomenon that causes a substantial delay in the decomposition process.

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Meanings

nouncorification (countable and uncountable, plural corifications)

plural corifications

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA post-mortem preservation phenomenon that causes a substantial delay in the decomposition process.

Origin

From core + -ification.

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APA

corification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corification

MLA

“corification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corification.

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