Definition of sour

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Sour (superl.) Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh..

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Whence :: Whence (adv.) From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.; the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively..
Fund :: Fund (v. t.) To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes..
Inexhausted :: Inexhausted (a.) Not exhausted; not emptied; not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.
Torpedo :: Torpedo (n.) An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil..
Pearlash :: Pearlash (n.) A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc..
Sour :: Sour (superl.) Afflictive; painful.
Sourly :: Sourly (adv.) In a sour manner; with sourness.
Monogenetic :: Monogenetic (a.) Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings..
At :: At (prep.) The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands..
Morose :: Morose (a.) Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.
Acescency :: Acescency (n.) The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.
Vinegar :: Vinegar (a.) Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically..
Inability :: Inability (n.) The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity..
Grum :: Grum (a.) Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.
Sweet :: Sweet (superl.) Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish..
Parent :: Parent (n.) That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice..
Refer :: Refer (v. t.) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances..
Morosely :: Morosely (adv.) Sourly; with sullen austerity.
Credence :: Credence (n.) Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
Acetification :: Acetification (n.) The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar..
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