rancid

[US]/ˈrænsɪd/
[UK]/ˈrænsɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a stale or putrid smell or taste due to spoilage, especially of oily foods; having a smell or taste reminiscent of rancid fat.

Phrases & Collocations

rancid butter

Example Sentences

a rancid, cloying odour that made him nauseous.

his columns are just rationales for every kind of rancid prejudice.

The traits measured on fat samples were intensity smell, meat smell, subacid smell, rank pig smell, rancid smell, and off smell.

the rancid smell of spoiled milk

the rancid taste of old nuts

the rancid odor of rotten fruit

the rancid flavor of expired yogurt

the rancid condition of old cooking grease

Real-world Examples

Some opponents fret that people will end up eating rancid meat.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

As tough as my shell can get, delicate oils found within the lobes can go rancid fairly easily.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

And that they were very fond of a sauce called garum, made from the squeezings of rancid fish guts.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

And the researchers note that the Penicillium microbes that turn coconut oil rancid are also involved in the production of blue cheese.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2015

Well, I'm not being rude but you're a rancid Barbie!

Source: Miranda Season 3

" Rancid" , great word, " rancid" , again, meaning disgusting.

Source: Engvid-Benjamin Course Collection

It smells like nothing, but death, like rancid death.

Source: Global Food Tasting (Irish Accent)

Some other vocabulary. We have rancid.

Source: English With Lucy

You could also use the adjective " rancid" when talking about butter.

Source: 2009 ESLPod

Altering a single chemical bond can shift a scent from sweet to rancid.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

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