promession

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noun

The disposal of human remains by freeze-drying.

OriginItalian promessa →
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Meanings

nounpromession (usually uncountable, plural promessions)

plural promessions

  1. uncountableusuallyThe disposal of human remains by freeze-drying.

    Promession ensures that a body will produce rich, nourishing soil within a year's time.

    2019, Lucinda Herring, Reimagining Death, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 209

Origin

  1. Italianpromessa“promise”
  2. Englishpromession

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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