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emollescence.

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

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable
    emollescence of ice
Where this word comes from

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

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