acescencyn.
/əˈsɛs(ə)nsi/, U.S. /əˈsɛsənsi/ The quality or state of being acescent; sourness, acidity. In later use esp.: the volatile acidity of wine.In quot. ?1838 figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun]
sharpnessc1000
sournessc1050
sourheada1400
eagerness?a1425
verdure1508
tartness1530
acetosity1599
acidity1615
sourfulness1617
tetricity1623
tetritude1656
tartarousness1657
acidness1660
sourishness1670
fieriness1675
acescency1756
1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 333 [It is] from an acrimony, not acescency, of the juices.
1797 M. Underwood Treat. Disorders Childhood III. 25 Sufficient runnet to separate the curd from a large quantity of milk, and communicate acescency to the whey.
?1838 Life of Wilberforce 465 All sweetness without the slightest acescency.
1974 Fresno (Calif.) Bee 11 Aug. f9/3 Judging will be based on appearance, color, aroma and bouquet, acescency (volatile acidity), [etc.].
2003 Food Microbiol. 20 218/1 Ethyl acetate is the most abundant ester in wine and is also largely responsible for the altered sensory properties typical of acescency.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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