RANCIDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being rancid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("rancidness" is a kind of...):

aroma; odor; odour; olfactory property; scent; smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)

taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)

Derivation:

rancid (smelling of fermentation or staleness)

rancid ((used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition)

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