rancidity

  • 1Rancidity — Ran*cid i*ty (r[a^]n*s[i^]d [i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. rancidit[ e].] The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. Ure. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2rancidity — rancid ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being stale. DERIVATIVES rancidity noun. ORIGIN Latin rancidus stinking …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3rancidity — noun see rancid …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4rancidity — fish having a rancid flavour or odour acquired during storage from oxidation or hydrolysis of fat …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 5rancidity — See rancid. * * *       condition produced by aerial oxidation of unsaturated fat present in foods and other products, marked by unpleasant odour or flavour. When a fatty substance is exposed to air, its unsaturated components are converted into… …

    Universalium

  • 6rancidity — noun The state of being rancid …

    Wiktionary

  • 7rancidity — The state of being rancid. * * * ran·cid·i·ty ran sid ət ē n, pl ties the quality or state of being rancid also a rancid odor or flavor * * * ran·cid·i·ty (ran sidґĭ te) the quality of being rancid …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8rancidity — ran·cid·i·ty || ræn sɪdÉ™tɪ n. moldiness, mustiness; decay, putrefaction …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 9rancidity — ran·cid·i·ty …

    English syllables

  • 10rancidity — /rænˈsɪdəti/ (say ran siduhtee) noun 1. rancid state or quality. 2. a rancid smell or taste …

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