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Rancidity [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. RANCID'ITY ,

2. RAN'CIDNESS, noun The quality of being rancid; a strong, sour scent, as of old oil.

3. The rancidity of oils may be analogous to the oxidation of metals.

Rancidity [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil.