acescent

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

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?)

   • 1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, page 10:

     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...

acescent (plural acescents)

1. A substance liable to become sour.

• IPA^(key): /a.sɛ.sɑ̃/

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

1. souring

acescent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of acescō