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acescent

/əˈsiːsənt/

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Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent.

adjective more acescent · 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.

noun acescents

A substance liable to become sour.

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adj turning sour

Português	acescente
Français	acescent

noun a substance liable to become sour

Français	acescent

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@misc{acescent_2026,
  title = {acescent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acescent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}