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mollescent Med.|mɒˈlɛsənt|
[ad. L. mollēscent-em, pr. pple. of mollēscĕre, f. mollis soft: see -escent.]
Tending to become soft. Hence moˈllescence, tendency towards softness; = mollities b.
1822–34Good's Study Med. (ed. 4) III. 26 The brain..has been found in a mollescent or pulpy state. Ibid. 240 There is always to the touch a mollescence in their structure. 1855Dunglison Med. Lex. (ed. 12), Mollescence, Mollities. |