| / English Dictionary |
RANCIDITY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("rancidity" is a kind of...):
decay (an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying)
Derivation:
rancid (smelling of fermentation or staleness)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
