souring

verbalienate

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verb alienate

Antonyms for souring

Word Origin & History

Old English sur "sour, tart, acid, fermented," from Proto-Germanic *sura- "sour" (cf. Old Norse surr, Middle Dutch suur, Dutch zuur, Old High German sur, German Sauer), from PIE root *suro- "sour, salty, bitter" (cf. Old Church Slavonic syru, Russian syroi "moist, raw;" Lithuanian suras "salty," suris "cheese").

French sur "sour, tart" (12c.) is a Germanic loan-word. Meaning :having a peevish disposition" is from early 13c. Sense in whisky sour (1885) is "with lemon added" (1862). Sour cream is attested from 1855.

Example Sentences for souring

The work of the germ in the dairy is not, however, confined to souring the milk.

What are the most favorable conditions for the souring of milk?

The souring is done by passing the goods through an acid liquor at 2° Tw.

They were souring on him as they would have expressed it in their language.

The struggle with his uncle seemed to be souring him or deadening him.

The souring of milk is one of the most familiar cases of fermentation.

These are the curds and whey that result, also, from the souring of milk.

If milk is used, how may the souring of the milk be prevented?

The first stages of souring are not so objectionable, so far as wholesomeness is concerned.

With care to keep it from souring, the corn may be dried without cooking.

souring

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