emollescence

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noun

That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.

“emollescence of ice”

OriginLatin e →
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Meanings

nounemollescence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThat degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.

    emollescence of ice

Origin

  1. Latine“out”
  2. Englishemollescence

From Latin e (“out”) + mollescere, inchoate from mollere (“to be soft”), mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, e- + Latin moll- + -escence.

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APA

emollescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emollescence

MLA

“emollescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emollescence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emollescence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emollescence.

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