| 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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