acescence

English

Etymology

Compare French acescence. See acescent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɛsəns/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

acescence (usually uncountable, plural acescences)

1. The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.

   Synonym: acescency

   • 1747, John Fothergill, A New Method for the Improvement of the Manufacture of Drugs:

     I could find no Signs of Corruption in this Liquor, neither Tokens of Acescence, nor Alcalescence, nor a corrupt Smell

Translations

the quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation

• French: acescence (fr) f

French

Noun

acescence f (plural acescences)

1. acescence

Further reading

• “acescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.