aquamation

American  

[ah-kwuh-may-shuhn] / ˌɑ kwəˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

• aquamations
  plural

1. alkaline hydrolysis; a way of disposing of a person or animal's remains by immersing the body in a mixture of water and an alkaline chemical, after which heat and pressure are applied and the soft tissues liquefy.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• aquamations
  plural

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aquamation

Cox’s business, Honor Pet, provides water cremation, a.k.a aquamation, on-site so if people use their facility to euthanize their pet, they can have aquamation done in the same facility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

"Some new processes are emerging as potentially more sustainable options for cremation, including liquid cremation or aquamation," he says, explaining the process.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023

In aquamation, the body is submerged in an alkaline solution in a metal chamber and heated until it dissolves.

From Reuters ● Jan. 20, 2022

Resomation, a British manufacturer of machinery used in water cremation, estimates that substituting aquamation for fire-based cremation cuts a funeral’s greenhouse gas emissions by 35%.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022

Occasionally, though, someone seeking to open an aquamation facility will have difficulty convincing wastewater-treatment officials that the process is sufficiently pure.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2019