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crematorium

DEFINITIONS OF: crematorium

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n a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

Synonyms:
cremation chamber, crematory
Types:
gas oven
a cremation chamber fueled by gas
Type of:
furnace
an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

n a mortuary where corpses are cremated

Synonyms:
crematory
Type of:
dead room, morgue, mortuary
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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