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rancid
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.
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See rancid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- having the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; spoiled
- repugnant
Origin: L rancidus < rancere, to be rank
Related Forms:
- rancidity noun or rancidness
- rancidly adverb
See rancid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank.
- Repugnant; nasty: rancid remarks.
Origin:
Origin: Latin rancidus
Origin: , from rancēre, to stink, be rotten
.Related Forms:
- ran·cidˈi·ty, ranˈcid·ness noun
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