ramollescence
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]ramollescence (uncountable)
- (archaic, medicine) A softening or mollifying; softness
References
[edit]- “ramollescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.