"acescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈsiːsənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acescent.wav Forms: more acescent [comparative], most acescent [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|acescens|acēscēns, acēscentis}} Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, {{cog|fr|acescent}} French acescent Head templates: {{en-adj}} acescent (comparative more acescent, superlative most acescent)
  1. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. Translations (turning sour): вки́снат (vkísnat) (Bulgarian), acescent (French), acescente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acescent-en-adj-~S3jkddW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16

Noun

IPA: /əˈsiːsənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acescent.wav Forms: acescents [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|acescens|acēscēns, acēscentis}} Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, {{cog|fr|acescent}} French acescent Head templates: {{en-noun}} acescent (plural acescents)
  1. A substance liable to become sour. Translations (a substance liable to become sour): acescent (French), acescens (Latin), acescentis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-acescent-en-noun-COwecDYb

Inflected forms

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