Definition of Souring

1. Noun. The process of becoming sour.

Generic synonyms: Spoilage, Spoiling
Derivative terms: Sour

Definition of Souring

1. n. Any sour apple.

Definition of Souring

1. Verb. (present participle of sour) ¹

2. Noun. (dated) Any sour apple. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Souring

1. sour [v] - See also: sour

Medical Definition of Souring

1. Any sour apple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Souring

sourcrout
sourdine
sourdines
sourdough
sourdough(a)
sourdough bread
sourdoughs
soured
soured cream
soured creams
sourer
sourest
soureth
sourgum
sourgums
souring (current term)
sourings
sourish
sourkrout
sourkrouts
sourly
sourness
sournesses
sourock
sourocks
sourpuss
sourpusses
sours
sourse
sourses

Literary usage of Souring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1906)
"It follows, therefore, that there is present in the milk a mass of bacteria consisting of many kinds — those which are capable of souring milk directly; ..."

2. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh, Frances Dorrance (1922)
"Here is found also souring of seed, which, to be sure, can occur also in light ... The souring is due to a decay of the roots which have been longer in ..."

3. Text-book of Meat Hygiene: With Special Consideration to Ante-mortem and by Richard Heinrich Edelmann, John Robbins Mohler (1908)
"souring and Rancidity of Fats Fatty acids in large quantities develop in fats and in meats rich in fat when unsuitably stored, and produce a souring of the ..."

4. Canning and Preserving of Food Products with Bacteriological Technique: A by Edward Wiley Duckwall (1905)
"Bacteria Which Cause souring of Corn. Insufficient Sterilization and Its ... A great deal of the souring of corn results from two different processes, ..."

5. Principles and Practice of Butter-making: A Treatise on the Chemical and by George Lewis McKay (1908)
"Effect of Thunder-storms on souring of Milk.—It is a common impression that thunder-storms hasten the souring of milk. This was attributed to the ..."

6. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"... If I tail not with you both 'till all split, hang me up at the main yard, and duck me. souring Girl, 0. PI., vi, 8». ..."

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