| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.[Websters]. | |
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Date "EMOLLESCENCE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Emollescence \Em`ol*les"cence\, noun. [Latin expression out mollescere, incho. from mollere to be soft, mollis soft.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EMOLLESCENCE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In metallurgy, that degree of softness in a fusible body which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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