dulcification

English

Etymology

Compare French dulcification.

Noun

dulcification (usually uncountable, plural dulcifications)

1. (dated) The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, […], London: […] J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, […], →OCLC:

     the exactest calcination , follow'd by an exquisite dulcification , does not alwaies reduce the remaining body into elementary earth.

References

• “dulcification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Etymology

From dulcifier +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyl.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

dulcification f (plural dulcifications)

1. softening (act or process of making softer)