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101mol|les|cent — «muh LEHS uhnt», adjective. tending to become soft. ╂[< Latin mollēscēns, entis, present participle of mollēscere become soft < mollīre soften < mollis soft] …
102mol|lus|can — «muh LUHS kuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with mollusks. –n. = mollusk. (Cf. ↑mollusk) …
103Mol|lus|ca — «muh LUHS kuh», noun (plural). the phylum of invertebrates comprising the mollusks …
104mol|lus|ci|cid|al — «muh LUHS kuh SY duhl», adjective. of or by means of molluscicides …
105mol|lus|ci|cide — «muh LUHS kuh syd», noun. a substance for killing mollusks, especially one used to destroy the snails which are vectors of schistosomiasis. ╂[< mollusc + cide1] …
106mol|lus|coid — «muh LUHS koyd», adjective, noun. –adj. resembling a mollusk. –n. an animal similar to a mollusk …
107mol|lus|cous — «muh LUHS kuhs», adjective. 1. belonging to or resembling the mollusks. 2. Figurative. spineless; flabby; soft; weak …
108mol|lus|cum con|ta|gi|o|sum — «muh LUHS kuhm kuhn TAY jee OH suhm», an infectious skin disease of humans in which tubercles containing cheesy matter appear on the face. It is caused by a virus. ╂[< New Latin molluscum a skin disease (< Latin molluscus soft bodied),… …
109mol|lus|kan — «muh LUHS kuhn», adjective, noun. = molluscan. (Cf. ↑molluscan) …
110mol|ly|mawk — «ML ee mk», noun. = mallemuck. (Cf. ↑mallemuck) …