Meaning of ascescence | Babel Free
Definitions
A sharp sweetish and sourish quality of wine, arising from the presence of acetic acid and ethyl acetate.
Examples
“As the ascescence of wine is by far the most common, one might almost say it is the most natural disease of wine; for the vinous is naturally followed by the acetous fermentation.”
“[…] he affirmed that the gypsum prevented the ascescence of the wine made from the Bourre and the Aramon.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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