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Definition of Acescents
1. acescent [n] - See also: acescent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acescents
Literary usage of Acescents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Lines of the Practice of Physic by William Cullen (1808)
"... the sudden change from a very full to a very spare diet; the large use of
acids and acescents; and, lastly, cold applied to the lower extremities. 505. ..."
2. The works of William Cullen: containing his physiology, nosology, and first by William Cullen (1827)
"It is in the more advanced stages only that any morbid acidity seems to prevail
in the stomach, and to require some reserve in the use of acescents. ..."
3. Elements of Pathology and Therapeutics: Being the Outlines of a Work by Caleb Hillier Parry (1825)
"Under these circumstances, I recommended a total abstinence from fermented liquors,
slops. of every kind, acids, and all acescents; and desired him, ..."
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