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单词 acescent
释义

acescent

[ uh-ses-uhnt ]
/ əˈsɛs ənt /

adjective

turning sour; slightly sour; acidulous.

Origin of acescent

1725–35; <Latin acēscent- (stem of acēscēns souring, present participle of acēscere), equivalent to ac- sharp + -ēscent--escent

OTHER WORDS FROM acescent

a·ces·cence, a·ces·cen·cy, noun

Words nearby acescent

acerose, acerous, acervate, acervuline, acervulus, acescent, acesodyne, acet-, acetabular fossa, acetabulectomy, acetabuliform
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Example sentences from the Web for acescent

  • A common cause of cramp is indigestion, and the use of acescent liquors; these should be avoided.

    Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889|Barkham Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for acescent

acescent
/ (əˈsɛsənt) /

adjective

slightly sour or turning sour

Derived forms of acescent

acescence or acescency, noun

Word Origin for acescent

C18: from Latin acēscent-, from acēscere to become sour, from ācer sharp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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