Acescence

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acescence \A*ces"cence\, Acescency \A*ces"cen*cy\, n. [Cf. F.
     acescence. See {Acescent}.]
     The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous
     fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. --Johnson.
     [1913 Webster]