About The Word Rancid
Learn about the word Rancid to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Rancid definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Rancid
| Rancid Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Rancid?
[adj] smelling of fermentation or staleness
[adj] used of decomposing oils or fats; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rancid: malodorous | sour | stale Related Terms | Find terms related to Rancid: See Also | Rancid In Webster's Dictionary \Ran"cid\, a. [L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or
rank.]
Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or
decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Grantee ‐ a recipient…
- Medically ‐ involving medical practice; "medically trained nurses"; "medically…
- Unpresidential ‐ not presidential; "very unpresidential…
- Genital personality ‐ (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated…
- Swedish mile ‐ a Swedish unit of length…
- Sponsor ‐ someone who supports or champions something [n] an advocate who…
- Hoot ‐ something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth…
- Lamenting ‐ vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression;…
- Aquarium ‐ a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish…
- Etiologic ‐ relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [adj]…