acescent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin acēscēns, acēscentis, present participle of acēscēre (“to turn sour”), inchoative of acēre (“to be sour”): compare French acescent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsiːsənt/ === Adjective === acescent (comparative more acescent, superlative most acescent) Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === acescent (plural acescents) A substance liable to become sour. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /a.se.sɑ̃/ === Adjective === acescent (feminine acescente, masculine plural acescents, feminine plural acescentes) souring === Further reading === “acescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === acēscent third-person plural future active indicative of acēscō