mollescentadj.

Brit.

/məˈlɛsnt/, U.S.

/məˈlɛs(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollēscent-, mollēscēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin mollēscent-, mollēscēns, present participle of mollēscere to become soft < mollis soft (see moll adj. and n.¹) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare mollescence n. and earlier mollificative adj., mollifying adj., mollitive adj., mollified adj., mollient adj.

Originally Medicine.

That has become, or tends to become, soft. Also: making soft, softening.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > softening

spongy1539

mollescent1829

malacic1890

1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) IV. 34 The brain..has been found in a mollescent or pulpy state.

1917 M. Loy Effectual Marriage in A. Kreymborg Others 67 Being..an instigation of the reaction of man From the palpable to the transcendent Mollescent irritant of his fantasy.

1941 K. Patchen Jrnl. Albion Moonlight 311 This mollescent filth (ab uno disce omnes). O celestial razzle-dazzle.

1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 192/1 (advt.) It's because Sofskin has a special mollescent action—it works right into the surface skin of the hands.

1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Feb. 25/1 Pigeonneau, an old favorite, its dark, smooth livery meat set off by mollescent giant shallots.

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

单词	mollescent
释义	mollescentadj. Brit. /məˈlɛsnt/, U.S. /məˈlɛs(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mollēscent-, mollēscēns. Etymology: < classical Latin mollēscent-, mollēscēns, present participle of mollēscere to become soft < mollis soft (see moll adj. and n.¹) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare mollescence n. and earlier mollificative adj., mollifying adj., mollitive adj., mollified adj., mollient adj. Originally Medicine. That has become, or tends to become, soft. Also: making soft, softening. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > softening spongy1539 mollescent1829 malacic1890 1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) IV. 34 The brain..has been found in a mollescent or pulpy state. 1917 M. Loy Effectual Marriage in A. Kreymborg Others 67 Being..an instigation of the reaction of man From the palpable to the transcendent Mollescent irritant of his fantasy. 1941 K. Patchen Jrnl. Albion Moonlight 311 This mollescent filth (ab uno disce omnes). O celestial razzle-dazzle. 1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 192/1 (advt.) It's because Sofskin has a special mollescent action—it works right into the surface skin of the hands. 1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 10 Feb. 25/1 Pigeonneau, an old favorite, its dark, smooth livery meat set off by mollescent giant shallots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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