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• rancid — ran•cid [[t]ˈræn sɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having a rank, unpleasant smell or taste: rancid oil[/ex] 2) (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale 3) offensive or nasty • Etymology: 1640–50; < L rancidus rank, stinking ran′cid•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• rancid — /ˈrænsəd / (say ransuhd) adjective 1. having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste: rancid butter. 2. rank in this manner: a rancid smell. {Latin rancidus} –rancidness, noun …  

• Rancid — Ran cid (r[a^]n s[i^]d), a. [L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or rank.] Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rancid — [ran′sid] adj. [L rancidus < rancere, to be rank] 1. having the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; spoiled 2. repugnant rancidity [ran′sid′ə tē] n. rancidness rancidly adv …   English World dictionary

• rancid — rancidly, adv. rancidness, rancidity, n. /ran sid/, adj. 1. having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, esp. of fats or oils: rancid butter. 2. (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale: a rancid smell. 3.… …   Universalium

• rancid — Having a disagreeable odor and taste, usually characterizing fat undergoing oxidation or bacterial decomposition to more volatile odoriferous substances. [L. rancidus, stinking, rank] * * * ran·cid ran(t) səd adj having a rank …   Medical dictionary

• rancid — [[t]ræ̱nsɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant. Butter is perishable and can go rancid. ...the odour of rancid milk …   English dictionary

• rancid — adjective a) Being rank in taste or smell. The house was deserted, with a rancid half eaten meal still on the dinner table. b) offensive His remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left. See Also: rancidification, rancidly …   Wiktionary

• rancid — adjective Etymology: Latin rancidus, from rancēre to be rancid Date: 1646 1. having a rank smell or taste 2. offensive • rancidity noun • rancidness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rancid — ran|cid [ rænsıd ] adjective rancid food contains fats or oils that are no longer fresh and have an unpleasant taste and smell …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rancid — UK [ˈrænsɪd] / US adjective rancid food contains fats or oils that are no longer fresh and have an unpleasant taste and smell …   English dictionary