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Remollient :: Remollient (a.) Mollifying; softening.

Malacissant :: Malacissant (a.) Softening; relaxing.

Demulcent :: Demulcent (a.) Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent..

Emollient :: Emollient (a.) Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient.

Emollition :: Emollition (n.) The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation.

Lenitive :: Lenitive (a.) Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient..

Gastromalacia :: Gastromalacia (n.) A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a post-morten change.

Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.

Ramollescence :: Ramollescence (n.) A softening or mollifying.

Malaxation :: Malaxation (n.) The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.

Lenient :: Lenient (a.) Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes followed by of.

Emulsive :: Emulsive (a.) Softening; milklike.

Taw :: Taw (v. t.) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them..

Softening :: Softening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Softe.

Giving :: Giving (n.) The act of softening, breaking, or yielding..

Mollification :: Mollification (n.) The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening..

Softening :: Softening () a. & n. from Soften, v..

Inteneration :: Inteneration (n.) The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being intenerated; softening..

Litotes :: Litotes (n.) A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, a citizen of no mean city, that is, of an illustrious city..

Steamboat :: Steam (v. t.) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc..

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