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Webster 1913 Edition
Acescent
A-ces′cent
,Adj.
[L.
acescens
, -entis
, p. pr. of acescere
to turn sour; inchoative of acere
to be sour: cf. F. acescent
. See Acid
.] Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.
Faraday.
A-ces′cent
,Noun.
A substance liable to become sour.
Webster 1828 Edition
Acescent
ACES'CENT
,Adj.