The process of removing blood and other fluids and replacing them with chemicals to temporarily retard deterioration of a corpse is termed
A) encoating.
B) mummification.
C) entombing.
D) embalming.

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Embalming involves the removal of bodily fluids and replacing them with chemicals to temporarily preserve the corpse. Encoating refers to the application of a protective layer on the surface of an object, mummification involves the preservation of a body by drying it out and wrapping it in cloth, and entombing refers to placing a body in a tomb or burial chamber.

The Process of Removing Blood and Other Fluids and Replacing