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mollescent

American  
[muh-les-uhnt] / məˈlɛs ənt /

adjective

  1. softening or tending to soften.

Other Word Forms

  • mollescence noun

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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