acescent

English

Etymology

Latin acescens, acescentis, present participle of acescere to turn sour; inchoative of acere to be sour: compare French acescent. See acid

Adjective

acescent (comparative more acescent, superlative most acescent)

  1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Faraday to this entry?)

Translations

Noun

acescent (plural acescents)

  1. A substance liable to become sour.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.sɛ.sɑ̃/

Adjective

acescent (feminine singular acescente, masculine plural acescents, feminine plural acescentes)

  1. souring

Latin

Verb

acescent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of acescō
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