- emollescence
- emollescˈence nounIncipient fusion• • •Main Entry: ↑emollient
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Emollescence — Em ol*les cence, n. [L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.] That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emollient — a.,n. softening or soothing (substance). ♦ emollescence, n … Dictionary of difficult words
