- malaxation (n.)
- "softening," 1650s, from Late Latin malaxationem (nominative malaxatio), noun of action from past participle stem of malaxare "to soften, mollify," from Greek malassein "to make soft," related to malakos "soft" (see mallet).
- malaxate
- "Soften (plaster or other material) by kneading or rubbing", Late Middle English: from Latin malaxare, from Greek malassein 'make soft'.