mollescent
[ muh-les-uh nt ]
/ məˈlɛs ənt /
adjective
softening or tending to soften.
Origin of mollescent
1815–25; < Latin
mollēscent- (stem of
mollēscēns) (present participle of
mollēscere to soften), equivalent to
moll(is) soft +
-ēscent-
-escent
OTHER WORDS FROM mollescent
mol·les·cence, nounWords nearby mollescent
molière,
moll,
moll flanders,
mollah,
mollendo,
mollescent,
mollet,
mollie,
mollier diagram,
mollify,
mollisol