ramollescence

English

Etymology

From French ramollir (“to make soft, to soften”), from re- (“re-”) + amollir (“to soften”), from a (Latin ad) + mollir (“to soften”), from Latin mollire, from mollis (“soft”).

Noun

ramollescence (uncountable)

1. (archaic, medicine) A softening or mollifying; softness

References

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