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Rancid (Adjective)

Smelling of fermentation or staleness.

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The smell of rancid milk filled the entire kitchen.
After a week without refrigeration, the meat had turned rancid and was inedible.
The dumpster behind the restaurant was overflowing with rancid food waste.
She poured the rancid coffee down the drain and made a fresh pot.
The once-expensive perfume had turned rancid from being left out too long.

(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon".

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The fridge had been without power for too long and the smell of rancid meat was overpowering.
The can of cooking oil was several years old and had developed a distinctly rancid taste.
The grocery store owner was sued for selling rancid eggs that caused a severe outbreak of food poisoning.
She could hardly stand to clean out the kitchen due to the strong smell of rancid garbage that lingered.
After months without proper maintenance, the popcorn oil in the theater had turned rancid, spoiling the usually tasty snack.