mollitionn.

Brit.

/məˈlɪʃn/, U.S.

/məˈlɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollition-, mollitio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mollition-, mollitio the act of softening (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin mollīt- , past participial stem of mollīre to soften (see mollient adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier mollification n., mollifaction n.

Now rare.

The action of softening; the process of becoming soft.The proposal in quot. 1946 was not taken up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft

mollificationc1395

neshinga1398

remollition?a1425

softening?a1425

mollition1617

emollitiona1619

inteneration1626

malacissation1638

mollifying1643

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 345 Mollition, is the beginning of liquation, yet some things are mollified..which cannot liquate.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. L2 The doctrine of Mollition and Duration.

1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) Introd. 37 Also by humectation, tincture or repeated infusion. frixion. assation. extinction. aromatization. coloration. mollition. induration.

1946 K. Bryan in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 244 636 The act of thawing and softening may, if desirable, be known as ‘mollition’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mollition
释义	mollitionn. Brit. /məˈlɪʃn/, U.S. /məˈlɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollition-, mollitio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mollition-, mollitio the act of softening (from 12th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin mollīt- , past participial stem of mollīre to soften (see mollient adj.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier mollification n., mollifaction n. Now rare. The action of softening; the process of becoming soft.The proposal in quot. 1946 was not taken up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [noun] > becoming or making soft mollificationc1395 neshinga1398 remollition?a1425 softening?a1425 mollition1617 emollitiona1619 inteneration1626 malacissation1638 mollifying1643 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 345 Mollition, is the beginning of liquation, yet some things are mollified..which cannot liquate. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. L2 The doctrine of Mollition and Duration. 1665 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια (ed. 2) Introd. 37 Also by humectation, tincture or repeated infusion. frixion. assation. extinction. aromatization. coloration. mollition. induration. 1946 K. Bryan in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 244 636 The act of thawing and softening may, if desirable, be known as ‘mollition’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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