Plastination

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plastination
       n : a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced
           impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water
           and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or
           epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the
           plastination of specimens is valuable for research and


           teaching"