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acescent

/əˈsiːsənt/

acescent adjective: turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.

Adjective

acescent (comparative more acescent, superlative most acescent)

  1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
    • The fluid was a pale yellow , thick , creamy - looking substance , of uniform consistency . It had a disagreeable acescent odour, something resembling that of putrecsent milk.1826, Michael Faraday, “On Pure Caoutchouc, and the Substance by which it is accompanied in the State of Sap or Juice”, in Quarterly Journal of Science
    • All kinds of malt liquor contain […] alcohol or spirit. They are of course weaker than wines, and in general more liable to become flat and acescent from this circumstance […]1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, page 10

Noun

acescent (plural acescents)

  1. A substance liable to become sour.

acescent meaning in Tamil

acescent in Tamil

புளித்த, உறையூட்டப்பெற்ற

Forms of acescent

Adjective
comparativemore acescent
superlativemost acescent
Noun
pluralacescents

Origin of acescent

Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent.

Questions about acescent

What does acescent mean?
Acescent means turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
What is acescent in Tamil?
Acescent in Tamil is புளித்த, உறையூட்டப்பெற்ற. See Acescent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acescent?
Acescent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce acescent?
Acescent is pronounced /əˈsiːsənt/.

Words near acescent in the dictionary

  1. aces up one's sleeve
  2. aces-high
  3. acescence
  4. acescences
  5. acescency
  6. acescent
  7. acescents
  8. Aceso
  9. acespec
  10. acesulfame
  11. acesulfame K

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