- ran´cid|ness
- ran|cid «RAN sihd», adjective.2. tasting or smelling like stale fat or butter: »
a rancid odor.
╂[< Latin rancidus < rancēre be rank]–ran´cid|ly, adverb.–ran´cid|ness, noun.
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ran´cid|ness
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ran´cid|ly — ran|cid «RAN sihd», adjective. 1. stale; spoiled: »rancid butter. 2. tasting or smelling like stale fat or butter: »a rancid odor. 3. Figurative. nasty; disagreeable; odious: » … Useful english dictionary
ran|cid — «RAN sihd», adjective. 1. stale; spoiled: »rancid butter. 2. tasting or smelling like stale fat or butter: »a rancid odor. 3. Figurative. nasty; disagreeable; odious: » … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… … English syllables
ran — ach·y·ran·thes; ac·ti·nop·te·ran; ai·ran; al·bo·ran·ite; al·co·ran; al·do·fu·ran·o·side; al·do·py·ran·o·side; am·a·ran·tha·ce·ae; am·a·ran·thine; am·a·ran·thus; am·a·ran·tite; an·dro·spo·ran·gi·um; an·u·ran; au·ran·tia; au·ran·ti·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
rancidness — ran·cid·ness … English syllables
rancid — ran•cid [[t]ˈræn sɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having a rank, unpleasant smell or taste: rancid oil[/ex] 2) (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale 3) offensive or nasty • Etymology: 1640–50; < L rancidus rank, stinking ran′cid•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
Rancidness — Ran cid*ness, n. The quality of being rancid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
