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ramollescence

ramollescence noun: a softening or mollifying; softness.

Noun

ramollescence (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A softening or mollifying; softness

Origin of ramollescence

From French ramollir (“to make soft, to soften”), from re- (“re-”) + amollir (“to soften”), from a (Latin ad) + mollir (“to soften”), from Latin mollire, from mollis (“soft”).

Questions about ramollescence

What does ramollescence mean?
Ramollescence means a softening or mollifying; softness.
What part of speech is ramollescence?
Ramollescence is a noun.

Words near ramollescence in the dictionary

  1. ramoconidium
  2. ramogen
  3. ramogenesis
  4. ramogenic
  5. ramogens
  6. ramollescence
  7. ramollissement
  8. Ramon
  9. Ramon Magsaysay
  10. Ramona
  11. Ramond

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