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softening

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adjective
having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
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demulcent emollient salving soft
noun
the process of becoming softer
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"refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit" "he observed the softening of iron by heat"

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Definition that contains softening

maceration softening due to soaking or steeping
keratomalacia softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue