What is "emollescence"

Emollescence \Em`ol*les"cence\, n. [L. e out + mollescere, incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.] That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.

n. That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.