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emollescence

emollescence noun: that degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.

Noun

emollescence (uncountable)

  1. That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
    • emollescence of ice

emollescence meaning in Tamil

emollescence in Tamil

ஒருமிப்பு

Origin of emollescence

From Latin e (“out”) + mollescere, inchoate from mollere (“to be soft”), mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, e- + Latin moll- + -escence.

Questions about emollescence

What does emollescence mean?
Emollescence means that degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
What is emollescence in Tamil?
Emollescence in Tamil is ஒருமிப்பு. See Emollescence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is emollescence?
Emollescence is a noun.

Words near emollescence in the dictionary

  1. emojifying
  2. emojilike
  3. emojipasta
  4. emojis
  5. emokid
  6. emollescence
  7. emolliate
  8. emolliated
  9. emolliates
  10. emolliating
  11. emollience

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Adapted from Wiktionary: emollescence (page history and authors); emollescence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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