μώλ-ῡσις,εως,ἡ,
A. imperfect boiling, parboiling, scalding, simmering, opp.ἕψησις, Arist. Mete. 381a12 , al.; ἀπεψία τις ἡ μ. ἐστι
Id. GA 776a8
; of rapidly growing cereals,ὥσπερ τὰ ἐπὶ τὸ ζέον ἐμβαλλόμενα τῶν ἑψομένων, οὐδεμίαν . . οὐδὲ κἀκεῖνα λαμβάνει μ., i.e. they 'cook' too suddenly, without 'simmering', Thphr. CP 4.9.6 . (Writtenμώλυσιςandμώλυνσιςin some codd. of Arist. Mete. 379a2 , b14 , 381a12 , 22 ;μόλυνσιςin nearly all codd. of Id. Mete. 381b14 ,GAl.c., Thphr. l.c.; cf.μωλύω.)