rancid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rancid	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rancid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rancid adj (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon" smelling of fermentation or staleness Synonym(s): sour, rancid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rancid \Ran"cid\, 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.