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n.1. the softening of a solid by leaving it immersed in a liquid. 2. (in obstetrics) the natural breakdown of a dead fetus within the uterus.

1. the softening of a solid by leaving it immersed in a liquid. 2. (in obstetrics) the natural breakdown of a dead fetus within the uterus.

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