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CREMATION FLAMMES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Funeral Services
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- flame cremation
1, record 1, English, flame%20cremation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flame-based cremation 2, record 1, English, flame%2Dbased%20cremation
correct
- fire cremation 3, record 1, English, fire%20cremation
correct
- cremation by combustion 4, record 1, English, cremation%20by%20combustion
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With burial, the transition [from body to bones] may take 25 years and the catalyst to reduce the body to bones is soil and micro organisms. With flame cremation, the transition takes approximately 2-3 hours and the catalysts to reduce the body to bones are flame created by fuel ... mixed with oxygen. With bio-cremation ... the catalysts to reduce the body to bones are water (95%) and potassium hydroxide (KOH). 1, record 1, English, - flame%20cremation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cremation by fire
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pompes funèbres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crémation par les flammes
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9mation%20par%20les%20flammes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crémation par le feu 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9mation%20par%20le%20feu
correct, feminine noun
- crémation par combustion 3, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9mation%20par%20combustion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en quoi consiste le processus de crémation par le feu [:] Le corps est déposé soit dans le cercueil choisi ou dans le contenant de crémation. Le corps est déposé dans le four. Le feu réduit le corps en os. [...] les os ne brûlent pas. Ce qu'on appelle des cendres, ce sont des os qui ont été mis dans une machine qui les a rendus en poussière. Les cendres, c'est de la poussière d'os. 4, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9mation%20par%20les%20flammes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pompas fúnebres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cremación
1, record 1, Spanish, cremaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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