Meanings
comparative more acescent · superlative most acescent
- Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
The fluid was a pale yellow , thick , creamy - looking substance , of uniform consistency . It had a disagreeable acescent odour, something resembling that of putrecsent milk.
1826, Michael Faraday, “On Pure Caoutchouc, and the Substance by which it is accompanied in the State of Sap or Juice”, in Quarterly Journal of Science1 more example
All kinds of malt liquor contain […] alcohol or spirit. They are of course weaker than wines, and in general more liable to become flat and acescent from this circumstance […]
1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, page 10
Origin
- Latinacēscēns, acēscentis
- Englishacescent
Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вки́снат
- вки́снат (vkísnat)turning sour
Finnish happamahko, happaneva
- happamahkoturning sour
- happanevaturning sour
- hapantuva ainea substance liable to become sour
French acescent, acescent
- acescentturning sour
- acescenta substance liable to become sour
Latin acescens, acescentis
- acescensa substance liable to become sour
- acescentisa substance liable to become sour
Portuguese acescente
- acescenteturning sour
Cite this entry
acescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acescent
“acescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acescent. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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