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    rancid
    /ˈransɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale: "rancid meat"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rancidRancid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RANCID is having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition. How to use rancid in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRANCID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RANCID definition: 1. (of butter, oil, etc.) tasting or smelling unpleasant because of not being fresh 2. (of butter…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rancidRANCID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Rancid definition: having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils. See examples of RANCID used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRANCID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRANCID | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    RANCID meaning: 1. (of butter, oil, etc.) tasting or smelling unpleasant because of not being fresh 2. (of butter…. Learn more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rancidRancid - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Rancid means sour, rotten, and nasty and refers most specifically to the sharp bad smell of decomposing oils or fats. "Rancid" is a great name for a post-punk band, but a lousy way to describe the sauce on your eggs Benedict.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › rancidrancid adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    if food containing fat is rancid, it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh. rancid butter; Butter soon goes/turns (= becomes) rancid in this heat. There was a rancid smell coming from the kitchen.