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English to English adjective
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Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition | | Example: rancid butter
rancid bacon
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
smelling of fermentation or staleness | | source: wordnet30
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