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DictionarycrematoryCremation facility
noun / adjective

crematory

KREM-uh-tor-ee/ˈkrɛməˌtɔri/

A facility for reducing dead bodies to ashes by burning.

The crematory contains a closed furnace chamber and an empty trolley.

A clean modern crematory furnace with closed chamber door and empty trolley in a respectful facility, no body or remains.
Etymology
crematLatinto burn
+oryLatinplace for

The burning root combines with a place-forming ending to name a facility for burning the dead. The noun can denote either the establishment or its furnace.

In context

B&L Cremation Systems Inc.4:50
body contained viruses the heat of the cremation process is so intense that it has been scientifically proven that nothing can escape that heat and nothing is emitted from the crematory
What Happens During a Cremation? How do Crematories Work? A Scientific Look at a Real Cremation.

More examples

  • Both crematories serve funeral homes throughout the county.
  • The crematory furnace undergoes regular safety inspections.
  • A funeral director arranges transportation to the crematory.

Forms

crematory · crematories

cremate verb — To reduce a dead body to ashes.

cremation noun — The burning of a body after death.

Similar words

crematorium
Names the same facility, without the related adjective use.