mollescent
American
[muh-les-uhnt]
/ məˈlɛs ənt /
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of mollescent
1815–25; < Latin mollēscent- (stem of mollēscēns ) (present participle of mollēscere to soften), equivalent to moll ( is ) soft + -ēscent- -escent
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