Home › Words › A › acescenceacescence/əˈsɛsəns/acescence means the quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.acescence is pronounced /əˈsɛsəns/.EtymologyCompare French acescence. See acescent.nounThe quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.e.g.“I could find no Signs of Corruption in this Liquor, neither Tokens of Acescence, nor Alcalescence, nor a corrupt Smell” — 1747, John Fothergill, A New Method for the Improvement of the Manufacture of Drugs:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ascescence 80% match — A sharp sweetish and sourish quality of wine, arising from the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate. vs acescence →acescent 79% match — Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. vs acescence →acetosity 78% match — The quality of being acetous; sourness. vs acescence →acescency 75% match — Synonym of acescence. vs acescence →acetose 70% match — Sour like vinegar; acetous. vs acescence →acetification 70% match — The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar. vs acescence →acetation 66% match — Synonym of acetification. vs acescence →acetous 65% match — Having a sour taste; sour; acid. vs acescence →