Definition of Rancidness

1. Noun. The property of being rancid.

Generic synonyms: Aroma, Odor, Odour, Olfactory Property, Scent, Smell, Taste Property
Derivative terms: Rancid, Rancid

Definition of Rancidness

1. n. The quality of being rancid.

Definition of Rancidness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being rancid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rancidness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rancidness

ranchoes
ranchos
ranchwoman
ranchwomen
rancid
rancider
rancidest
rancidification
rancidified
rancidifies
rancidify
rancidifying
rancidities
rancidity
rancidly
rancidness (current term)
rancidnesses
rancing
rancke complex
rancor
rancored
rancorous
rancorously
rancors
rancour
rancoured
rancourous
rancourously
rancours

Literary usage of Rancidness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"m. rancidness, rancidity. ... m. becoming rancid; rancidness. ... rancidness, rancidity. rang, m. rank; row; tier; range; course (as of bricks). au — det in ..."

2. Biennial Report by South Dakota, California State Board of Horticulture, State Athletic Commission (1890)
"One can also cure the oil completely of its rancidness by mixing and agitating strongly for half an hour fifty parts of oil with eighty of water at the ..."

3. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Board of Horticulture (1890)
"... which is the true quantity of rancidness in each ounce of alcohol, and hence the actual quantity of rancidness in our case would not be represented by ..."

4. A dictionary of the Greek and English languages: with a table of proper by Johannes Pervanoglu (1894)
"... to | play «,t trick - rancid. to become rank or , -ta, rancidness, rancidity. ... 17, rancidity, rancidness тау/i, q, arrangement, command; i vulg. ..."

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