ADJECTIVE | all | rancid | (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition |
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all | rancid, sour | smelling of fermentation or staleness |
Sounds | rae'nsihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition. | |
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Broader | stale | Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age |
Spanish | rancio | |
Catalan | ranci | |
Nouns | rancidness | the property of being rancid / rancid |
Meaning | Smelling of fermentation or staleness. | |
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Synonym | sour | |
Broader | malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky | Having an unpleasant smell |
Spanish | acre, agrio, rancio | |
Catalan | agre, ranci | |
Nouns | rancidity | the state of being rancid |
rancidness | the property of being rancid / rancid |
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