Sarcophagus

Etymology
< sarcophage: <  sarcophagus: <  σαρκοφάγος: < σάρξ: + -φάγος (< : past of φαγεῖν:)

Noun

 * 1) A stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
 * 2)  The cement and steel structure that encases the destroyed reactor at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

Related terms

 * autosarcophagy

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