plastination
noun
plastination is spelled P-L-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plastination means “A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plastination is plastinations.
How many letters and syllables are in plastination?
| Letters | 12: P-L-A-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is plastination?
Plastination appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of plastination
- plastinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plastination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plastination in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense preservation technique:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plastination |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.