Definition of rancid
Adjectives
(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
"rancid butter"
"rancid bacon"
- Synonyms:
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stale
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
smelling of fermentation or staleness
- Synonyms:
- sour
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ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling
having an unpleasant smell
Vocabulary Lists for rancid
- abaft
- abase
- abate
- abdicate
- abet
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
- habituate
- neutralised
- coherently
- corrode
- predispose
WordMasters: Grade 4 Gold Division Nov-Dec '08 »(25 words)
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordmasters/1563/
- alloy
- extinguish
- profuse
- mongrel
- seep

