acescent
[ uh-ses-uh nt ]
/ əˈsɛs ənt /
adjective
turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.
Origin of acescent
1725–35; < Latin
acēscent- (stem of
acēscēns souring, present participle of
acēscere), equivalent to
ac- sharp +
-ēscent-
-escent
OTHER WORDS FROM acescent
a·ces·cence, a·ces·cen·cy, nounWords nearby acescent
acerose,
acerous,
acervate,
acervuline,
acervulus,
acescent,
acesodyne,
acet-,
acetabular fossa,
acetabulectomy,
acetabuliform
Example sentences from the Web for acescent
A common cause of cramp is indigestion, and the use of acescent liquors; these should be avoided.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 |Barkham Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for acescent
acescent
/ (əˈsɛsənt) /
adjective
slightly sour or turning sour
Derived forms of acescent
acescence or acescency, nounWord Origin for acescent
C18: from Latin
acēscent-, from
acēscere to become sour, from
ācer sharp