Definitions for rancidness
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ran•cidˈræn sɪd(adj.)
having a rank, unpleasant smell or taste:
rancid oil.
(of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale.
offensive or nasty.
Origin of rancid:
1640–50; < L rancidus rank, stinking
ran′cid•ness(n.)
ran•cid′i•ty(n.)
Wiktionary
rancidness(Noun)
The characteristic of being rancid.
Webster Dictionary
Rancidness(noun)
the quality of being rancid
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