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English
Etymology
Compare French acescence. See acescent.
Pronunciation
Noun
acescence (usually uncountable, plural acescences)
- The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.
- Synonym: acescency
1747, John Fothergill, A New Method for the Improvement of the Manufacture of Drugs:I could find no Signs of Corruption in this Liquor, neither Tokens of Acescence, nor Alcalescence, nor a corrupt Smell
Translations
the quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation
French
Noun
acescence f (plural acescences)
- acescence
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