Meanings
adjectivemollescent (comparative more mollescent, superlative most mollescent)
comparative more mollescent · superlative most mollescent
- Becoming soft.
Mortification is of two kinds, — the white (or mollescent), in which texture is changed into a whitish pulp; and the black, which is the common gangrene. The parts which are most liable to be converted into mollescent mortification are the brain and mucous membranes […]
1832, George Rogerson, A Treatise on Inflammations, page 281
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