mummification

noun

1. a condition resembling that of a mummy

   noun.state

   Examples

   Bureaucratic mummification in red tape.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. (pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color

   noun.state

   Synonyms cold gangrene dry gangrene mumification necrosis

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. The act of making a mummy.

   noun

   Source: webster1913