rancid
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ran·cid 
[ran-sid] Pronunciation Key
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[ran-sid] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| 1. | having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils: rancid butter. |
| 2. | (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell. |
| 3. | offensive or nasty; disagreeable. |
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ran·cid·ly, adverb
ran·cid·ness, ran·cid·i·ty, noun
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| ran·cid
(rān'sĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin rancidus, from rancēre, to stink, be rotten.] ran·cid'i·ty, ran'cid·ness n. |
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rancid
rancid
1646, from L. rancidus "rank, stinking, offensive," from rancere "be spoiled or rotten," of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| rancid | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon" |
| 2. | smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ran·cid'i·ty or ran'cid·ness n.
rancid ran·cid (rān'sĭd)
adj.
Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats.
ran·cid'i·ty or ran'cid·ness n.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rancid
Ran"cid\, a. [L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or rank.] Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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