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Definition of Acescent
1. a. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
2. n. A substance liable to become sour.
Definition of Acescent
1. Adjective. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. ¹
2. Noun. A substance liable to become sour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acescent
1. something that is slightly sour [n -S]
Medical Definition of Acescent
1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. Origin: L. Acescens, -entis, p. Pr. Of acescere to turn sour; inchoative of acere to be sour: cf. F. Acescent. See Acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acescent
Literary usage of Acescent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"Hence, attacks of uric acid gravel may be very frequently traced to the use of
indigestible and acescent food or drink, such as heavy dumplings, pastry, ..."
2. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1823)
"It appears also from our author's experiments, " that acid and acescent ...
had been wholly of a very acescent nature, consisting of bread, milk, honey, ..."
3. The works of William Cullen: containing his physiology, nosology, and first by William Cullen (1827)
"But no doubt, something arises from the quality of wines also: wines are acescent,
and may afford a preternatural quantity of acid in our stomachs ..."
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