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  • noun A process for the disposal of a corpse by which the corpse is submerged in a strong base compound at a high pressure and temperature until it dissolves.

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Examples

  • In the process, called resomation, the body is encased in a silk coffin and submerged in water mixed with potassium hydroxide.

    Don’t Burn Bodies, Boil Them | Impact Lab 2007

  • Also known as resomation, alkaline hydrolysis uses a solution of water and lye, 300-plus-degree heat and 60 pounds of pressure per square inch to destroy bodies in big stainless-steel cylinders.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • The procedure, called 'resomation', works very much like the natural decaying process -- though what normally takes nature decades to complete, the artificial method can do in a couple of hours inside its special chamber.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • The procedure, called 'resomation', works very much like the natural decaying process -- though what normally takes nature decades to complete, the artificial method can do in a couple of hours inside its special chamber.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Ultimately, it may be the high cost of resomation that keeps it from catching on in Belgium.

    Going Green In Death 2010

  • But not everyone sees resomation as a viable solution for their post-mortem existence on Earth.

    Going Green In Death 2010

  • Ultimately, it may be the high cost of resomation that keeps it from catching on in Belgium.

    Going Green In Death 2010

  • But as American Public Media Marketplace reports, resomation is being met with some trepidation in Europe.

    Going Green In Death 2010

  • The Belgian government covers the cost of cremation and would likely be expected to pick up the tab for resomation -- something critics are likely to resist.

    Going Green In Death 2010

  • The Belgian government covers the cost of cremation and would likely be expected to pick up the tab for resomation -- something critics are likely to resist.

    Going Green In Death 2010

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  • Prolagus commented on the word resomation

    The cremation rate has been on a brisk rise in the United States, in part because cremation is cheaper than burial and saves land. But powering a crematorium requires an enormous amount of gas and also sends carbon dioxide and other pollutants skyward. Enter resomation, an alternative to cremation for the eco-conscious cadaver. Resomation is a process that liquefies rather than burns body tissues. It uses about a sixth of the energy of cremation and has a much smaller carbon footprint, according to Sandy Sullivan, the managing director of Resomation, a company in Scotland that has designed a resomation machine.

    The ninth Annual Year in ideas, "Resomation", by Ruth Davis Konigsberg, The New York Times.

    December 16, 2009

  • scarequotes commented on the word resomation

    http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flameless-cremation-funeral-homes-alkaline-hydrolysis

    Technically called “alkaline hydrolysis,” the process of using nothing more than water, heat, and a small amount of chemicals to break down a body is also known as “bio-cremation,” “resomation,” or simply, “flameless cremation.”

    April 13, 2017