Word: embalmment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
balm
ment
Definition: The process of embalming; preserve a dead body
Morphemes:
Affix: embalm
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: embasmer
Language: fro
Decoded: embasmer
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to embalm
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.