Dulcification
/ˌdʌl.sɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or process of making something sweet or less harsh.
Did you know?Dulcification entered English through learned Latin alchemy and chemistry, where changing a substance’s taste or nature was often described in the same vocabulary as purification and transmutation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dlewk-
“to be sweet, pleasant”
Latin
Latin
dulcis
“sweet, pleasant”
Late Latin
Latin
dulcificare
“to make sweet or mild”
16th Century
English
dulcification
“the act of making sweet or softening in character”
Modern English
English
dulcification
“the process of making something sweet or less harsh”
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