Rancid
adjective
Having a stale, spoiled smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially rancid butter or oil.
I knew the milk was rancid when I smelled it.
Often appears as...
- rancid butter
- rancid oil
adjective
Offensive or disgusting; repugnant.
His rancid behavior made everyone avoid him.
Often appears as...
- rancid behavior
- rancid language
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a stale, spoiled smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially rancid butter or oil.
I knew the milk was rancid when I smelled it.
Often appears as...
- rancid butter
- rancid oil
adjective
Offensive or disgusting; repugnant.
His rancid behavior made everyone avoid him.
Often appears as...
- rancid behavior
- rancid language
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Spoilage
Use 'rancid' to describe foods with fats or oils that have gone bad, primarily from smell or taste.
The rancid nuts left a bad taste in my mouth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smell
'Rancid' can also describe a stale taste, not just smell, which is important in food quality.
These chips taste rancid; they must be old.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Cue
Describing food as 'rancid' is a warning that it may be unsafe to eat, as it is likely spoiled.
This rancid chicken could make someone sick.
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Spoilage
Use 'rancid' to describe foods with fats or oils that have gone bad, primarily from smell or taste.
The rancid nuts left a bad taste in my mouth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smell
'Rancid' can also describe a stale taste, not just smell, which is important in food quality.
These chips taste rancid; they must be old.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Cue
Describing food as 'rancid' is a warning that it may be unsafe to eat, as it is likely spoiled.
This rancid chicken could make someone sick.
Pro Tip 1/3Identifying Spoilage
Use 'rancid' to describe foods with fats or oils that have gone bad, primarily from smell or taste.
The rancid nuts left a bad taste in my mouth.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Smell
'Rancid' can also describe a stale taste, not just smell, which is important in food quality.
These chips taste rancid; they must be old.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Cue
Describing food as 'rancid' is a warning that it may be unsafe to eat, as it is likely spoiled.
This rancid chicken could make someone sick.
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What is fat? - George...
that holds the rest of the molecule together. The three long chains on the right are called fatty acids, and it's subtle differences in the structures of these chains that determine whether a fat is, let's say, solid or liquid; whether or not it goes rancid quickly; and, most importantly, how good or how bad it is for you.
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What does it mean to be...
But don't let the romance of that name fool you, because it was nothing more than a rancid landfill that kids like Sonny Boy spent hours rummaging through every single day to find something, anything of value. That night with Sonny Boy and his family changed my life forever, because when it came time to go to sleep,
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Caribou Blanket PIPE Life...
on the legs usually and then they migrate up to the back kind of a pain because they degrade the hide some people find it kind of tedious but have to work taking all that stuff off you want to hide the last you don't want any fat or junk that's gonna be rancid on it without cutting holes through the heart
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Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
I'm a bubble girl said something there didn't quite get it are you gonna come sit in my shade the shades behind boy Oh bubble girl no that watered certain is not clean but the animals are well adapted to drinking water that's quite am quite rancid okay how sign are you
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The smelly mystery of...
There are, indeed, problems. And the first of these is perhaps surprising. It's all about culture. Now moths don't learn a lot about what is good to smell, but humans do, and up to the age of about four, any smell, no matter how rancid, is simply interesting.
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Vultures: The...
while larger vultures can consume diseased meat up to 3 days old. Their acidic stomachs protect them from living animals their rancid vomit scares off most predators. These stomachs of steel are essential to removing pathogens like cholera,
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Are food preservatives...
Like the compounds in smoke, these sop up free radicals and stave off rancid flavors that can develop in foods like oils, cheese, and cereal. Other antioxidants like citric acid and ascorbic acid help cut produce keep its color
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Disgusting! Blue Whale...
bright bright orange and that is the indigestion will remains of krill of the crustaceans that blue whales feed on ah Oh ash aww oh God rancid don't think I've ever been quite so excited about poo in my entire life
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Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
with a barlow I guess if you're going to go and eat a rancid carcass best to taste better than what you used to get at home so we shall watch this nest with eagerness and I'm doubt Taylor said that
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Pop Goes the Beetle PIPE...
with my remaining water this water hey this bag has been here so long and it's been so hot it just tastes so rancid I'm thirsty but it's almost undrinkable
Video examples
What is fat? - George...
that holds the rest of the molecule together. The three long chains on the right are called fatty acids, and it's subtle differences in the structures of these chains that determine whether a fat is, let's say, solid or liquid; whether or not it goes rancid quickly; and, most importantly, how good or how bad it is for you.
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
But don't let the romance of that name fool you, because it was nothing more than a rancid landfill that kids like Sonny Boy spent hours rummaging through every single day to find something, anything of value. That night with Sonny Boy and his family changed my life forever, because when it came time to go to sleep,
Video examples
Caribou Blanket PIPE Life...
on the legs usually and then they migrate up to the back kind of a pain because they degrade the hide some people find it kind of tedious but have to work taking all that stuff off you want to hide the last you don't want any fat or junk that's gonna be rancid on it without cutting holes through the heart
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
I'm a bubble girl said something there didn't quite get it are you gonna come sit in my shade the shades behind boy Oh bubble girl no that watered certain is not clean but the animals are well adapted to drinking water that's quite am quite rancid okay how sign are you
Video examples
The smelly mystery of...
There are, indeed, problems. And the first of these is perhaps surprising. It's all about culture. Now moths don't learn a lot about what is good to smell, but humans do, and up to the age of about four, any smell, no matter how rancid, is simply interesting.
Video examples
Vultures: The...
while larger vultures can consume diseased meat up to 3 days old. Their acidic stomachs protect them from living animals their rancid vomit scares off most predators. These stomachs of steel are essential to removing pathogens like cholera,
Video examples
Are food preservatives...
Like the compounds in smoke, these sop up free radicals and stave off rancid flavors that can develop in foods like oils, cheese, and cereal. Other antioxidants like citric acid and ascorbic acid help cut produce keep its color
Video examples
Disgusting! Blue Whale...
bright bright orange and that is the indigestion will remains of krill of the crustaceans that blue whales feed on ah Oh ash aww oh God rancid don't think I've ever been quite so excited about poo in my entire life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...
with a barlow I guess if you're going to go and eat a rancid carcass best to taste better than what you used to get at home so we shall watch this nest with eagerness and I'm doubt Taylor said that
Video examples
Pop Goes the Beetle PIPE...
with my remaining water this water hey this bag has been here so long and it's been so hot it just tastes so rancid I'm thirsty but it's almost undrinkable
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Quote examples
Steve Carell
American Actor
In an enclosed space, a camel's breath can change the atmosphere of the room. Not only just the smell, they literally seem to change the atmospheric pressure. It's so disgusting. It's like they have eight stomachs each more rancid then the next and it just comes out of their mouth.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
By the '80s, anything to do with punk was perceived as rancid. Me being known as the 'punk poet' meant my work and I plummeted.
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Guy Sebastian
Australian Singer
Mate I'm eating the most rancid stuff, like frog legs and all sorts of weird stuff. Mate, I'll try anything once.
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Sylvia Browne
American Celebrity
What I think a psychic is, unfortunately, I think in this day and age, it's taken on sort of a rancid sound.
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Steve Carell
American Actor
In an enclosed space, a camel's breath can change the atmosphere of the room. Not only just the smell, they literally seem to change the atmospheric pressure. It's so disgusting. It's like they have eight stomachs each more rancid then the next and it just comes out of their mouth.
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John Cooper Clarke
English Poet
By the '80s, anything to do with punk was perceived as rancid. Me being known as the 'punk poet' meant my work and I plummeted.
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Guy Sebastian
Australian Singer
Mate I'm eating the most rancid stuff, like frog legs and all sorts of weird stuff. Mate, I'll try anything once.
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Sylvia Browne
American Celebrity
What I think a psychic is, unfortunately, I think in this day and age, it's taken on sort of a rancid sound.
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