'Rancid' definitions:

Definition of 'rancid'

From: WordNet
adjective
(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
adjective
Smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour, rancid]

Definition of 'Rancid'

From: GCIDE
  • Rancid \Ran"cid\ (r[a^]n"s[i^]d), 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. [1913 Webster]

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