rancidity

  • 131rancid — adjective 1》 (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being stale. 2》 highly unpleasant; repugnant. Derivatives rancidity noun rancidly adverb rancidness noun Origin C17: from L. rancidus stinking …

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  • 132rankness — n. 1. Luxuriance, excess, extravagance. 2. Rancidness, rancidity, strong smell …

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