dulcification

English

Etymology

Compare French dulcification.

Noun

dulcification (usually uncountable, plural dulcifications)

  1. The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for dulcification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

dulcifier +‎ -ation

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dyl.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

dulcification f (plural dulcifications)

  1. softening (act or process of making softer)
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