What is having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter called?
rancid — Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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