dulcificationn.

Brit.

/ˌdʌlsᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌdəlsəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dulcification-, dulcificatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin dulcification-, dulcificatio (13th cent. in a British alchemical source) < classical Latin dulcificāt- , past participial stem of dulcificāre dulcify v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier dulcify v.

†1. Chemistry The action or process of treating a substance or material so as to make it less corrosive or acidic; the washing out of dissolved salts from a substance. Obsolete.Cf. dulcify v. 1, 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > [noun]

dulcification1617

dulcoration1622

dulcorating1626

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > distillation > dulcification

dulceration?1586

dulcifying1591

dulcification1617

dulcoration1622

dulcorating1626

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 342 Dulcification is the correction of minerall medicaments by ablutions, and the like.

1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 10 Dulcoration, or dulcification is either the washing off the salt from any matter that was calcined therewith..or it is sweetening of things with sugar or honey, or syrup.

1770 W. Lewis New Dispensatory (London ed. 3) 457/2 The dulcification of the spirit of salt.

1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xix. 514 The dulcification of the amylaceous roots which the aroides and the euphorbiaceous plants afford.

2. The action of making something more pleasing or agreeable; esp. the softening of a sound to the ear.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > gentle quality > making

dulcification1826

1826 T. Moore in Port Folio Oct. 339 (note) Shareman... So called, by a sort of Tuscan dulcification of the ch, in the word ‘Chairman’.

1852 Punch 13 Nov. 213/1 Customs shall be entirely remitted and taken off from..all manner of things and matters serving and conducive to the beautifying, embellishment, and dulcification of the feminine person.

1937 Manch. Guardian 16 Oct. 8/1 We are not..longing anxiously for the day when its tone shall be further dulcified. Dulcification we shall accept with thanks; but we are not frantic to obtain it.

2005 G. Walker Writing under Tyranny i. 31 To this company of aureate languages, English has come relatively late. Indeed, the process of enrichment and ‘dulcification’ is still in train.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dulcification
释义	dulcificationn. Brit. /ˌdʌlsᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdəlsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dulcification-, dulcificatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin dulcification-, dulcificatio (13th cent. in a British alchemical source) < classical Latin dulcificāt- , past participial stem of dulcificāre dulcify v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier dulcify v. †1. Chemistry The action or process of treating a substance or material so as to make it less corrosive or acidic; the washing out of dissolved salts from a substance. Obsolete.Cf. dulcify v. 1, 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation for table or cooking > sweetening > [noun] dulcification1617 dulcoration1622 dulcorating1626 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [noun] > chemical reactions or processes (named) > distillation > dulcification dulceration?1586 dulcifying1591 dulcification1617 dulcoration1622 dulcorating1626 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate Termes 342 Dulcification is the correction of minerall medicaments by ablutions, and the like. 1651 J. French Art Distillation i. 10 Dulcoration, or dulcification is either the washing off the salt from any matter that was calcined therewith..or it is sweetening of things with sugar or honey, or syrup. 1770 W. Lewis New Dispensatory (London ed. 3) 457/2 The dulcification of the spirit of salt. 1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xix. 514 The dulcification of the amylaceous roots which the aroides and the euphorbiaceous plants afford. 2. The action of making something more pleasing or agreeable; esp. the softening of a sound to the ear. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [noun] > gentle quality > making dulcification1826 1826 T. Moore in Port Folio Oct. 339 (note) Shareman... So called, by a sort of Tuscan dulcification of the ch, in the word ‘Chairman’. 1852 Punch 13 Nov. 213/1 Customs shall be entirely remitted and taken off from..all manner of things and matters serving and conducive to the beautifying, embellishment, and dulcification of the feminine person. 1937 Manch. Guardian 16 Oct. 8/1 We are not..longing anxiously for the day when its tone shall be further dulcified. Dulcification we shall accept with thanks; but we are not frantic to obtain it. 2005 G. Walker Writing under Tyranny i. 31 To this company of aureate languages, English has come relatively late. Indeed, the process of enrichment and ‘dulcification’ is still in train. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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