2/01/2008 found through Luciferous Logolepsy

malacissation:  the process of making something soft and pliable

Gwen screamed as she scraped the grimy dish that she had left soaking all morning, as it did not seem to show any signs of malacissation to the two-week-old crust of petrified macaroni that lay clinging the sides of her favorite casserole dish like barnacles on a ship’s hull.