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noun
The decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation; the process of becoming rancid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid English -ification English rancidification From rancid + -ification.
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