A-çĕs'çençe or A-çĕs'çen-çy, n.
n. [Fr. acescence. See infra.] The sourness created by spontaneous decomposition; hence, a moderate degree of sourness, or a tendency to sourness.
n. [Fr. acescence. See infra.] The sourness created by spontaneous decomposition; hence, a moderate degree of sourness, or a tendency to sourness.