acescent

American  

[uh-ses-uhnt] / əˈsɛs ənt /

adjective

1. turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.

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acescent British  

/ əˈsɛsənt /

adjective

1. slightly sour or turning sour

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Other Word Forms

• acescence noun
• acescency noun

Etymology

Origin of acescent

1725–35; < Latin acēscent- (stem of acēscēns souring, present participle of acēscere ), equivalent to ac- sharp + -ēscent- -escent

Example Sentences

Carson's book is strewn with such showoff, jawbreaker words as armigerous, pogonologist, acescent, enchiridion, ochlocracy.*

From Time Magazine Archive

A common cause of cramp is indigestion, and the use of acescent liquors; these should be avoided.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham

His first thought was to throw it away; but, his master coming up, he mixed this now acescent dough with some fresh dough, which he was working at.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

The circulating fluids are capable of being vitiated by acescent or putrid ferments, the former acting on the serum, and causing critical fevers; the latter on the crassamentum, and exciting phlogistic diseases.

From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William

Acid and acescent Liquors have very justly been recommended and used by most late Practitioners, in this as well as in other malignant Diseases.

From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald