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rancid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rancid adj 1: used of decomposing oils or fats; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon" 2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: {sour}]
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