dissecting1.
1. tr. Divide into parts a vegetable or the carcass of an animal for the consideration of its normal structure or functional alterations.
2. tr. Preparing dead animals that they retain the appearance when they were alive.
(Ofdissecting)
(1, with crossover pop. ofdry).1. tr. Drying something by reasons or for various purposes. A flower dried between the leaves of a book. U t. c. prnl.