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Acescent

//əˈsiːsənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance liable to become sour.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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