The definition of rancid is food that tastes or smells gross because of old or spoiled oil or fat.
(adjective)Milk that has spoiled is an example of something that would be described as rancid.
See rancid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: L rancidus < rancere, to be rank
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See rancid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin rancidus
Origin: , from rancēre, to stink, be rotten
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