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单词 dulcific
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dulcificadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcificus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin dulcificus (14th cent.) < classical Latin dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -ficus -fic suffix. Compare earlier dulcification n., dulcify v.Compare French dulcifique (1695 or earlier).
Obsolete. rare.
That dulcifies something (in various senses); esp. that makes something sweet.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > sweetening
dulcifying1591
edulcorating1660
sweetening1707
dulcific1772
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > [adjective]
dulcifying1591
edulcorating1660
dulcific1772
1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 50 These narcotic, emolient and dulcific [Sp. dulcificantes] remedies avail not.
1907 P. Ehrlich in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Public Health 15 325 The dulcific character of certain sweet substances, e.g., phenetidin-urea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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