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mollescent definition

mol·les·cent (mə les′ənt)

adjective

softening or tending to soften

Etymology: L mollescens, prp. of mollescere, to soften < mollere, to be soft < mollis, soft: see mollify

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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