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acescent, a. and n.|əˈsɛsənt|
[a. mod.Fr. acescent, or ad. L. acēscent-em pr. pple. of acēsc-ĕre to grow sour, inceptive of acē-re to be sour; stem ac- sharp, as in ac-id, ac-ute.]
A. adj. Turning sour; or having the tendency to turn acid, or to undergo acetous fermentation, as milk, etc.; hence, slightly sour, ‘turned.’ lit. and fig.
1731Arbuthnot Aliments, Chem. Terms 29 Substances, which are not perfectly Acid, but naturally turn so, I call Acescent. 1746R. James Introd. Moffet's Health's Impr. 30 The Milk of the Ass, Goat, Cow, Mare, and Sheep, are acescent, that is, turn sour upon Putrefaction, like acescent Vegetable Juices, from whence it is prepared. c1816Wilberforce in Life (1838) IV. xxxi. 305 Their feelings cannot but be wounded and acescent. 1826Faraday Exp. Resear. xxxi. 174 A disagreeable acescent odour something resembling that of putrescent milk.
B. n. An acescent substance; one liable to undergo acetous fermentation.
1731Arbuthnot Aliments viii. 213 Animal Diet qualify'd with a sufficient Quantity of Acescents, as Bread, Vinegar, and fermented Liquors. |