Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rancid"
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) 1.7 (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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