dulcification
English
Etymology
Compare French dulcification.
Noun
dulcification (usually uncountable, plural dulcifications)
- (dated) The act of dulcifying or sweetening.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, […], London: […] J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, […], →OCLC:
- the exactest calcination , follow'd by an exquisite dulcification , does not alwaies reduce the remaining body into elementary earth.
References
- “dulcification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyl.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/
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Noun
dulcification f (plural dulcifications)
- softening (act or process of making softer)