rancidity
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- noun
- /rænˈsɪdəti/
- Specialized
:
rancidez
- I love rancidity, many, of bloody entrails.
- prevent rancidity
Examples
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The emulsification properties play an imperative role in the stability of high-fat food products by reducing the rate of oxidative rancidity.
Academic text (2014) -
"Oxygen causes rancidity in foods containing unsaturated fats."
Blog text (21) -
Even slight rancidity can make food undesirable.
Blog text (21) -
This preservative is used to prevent rancidity in foods that contain oils.
Blog text (4) -
And we bring all of these pieces together and engineer new foods that don't stale in the refrigerator, don't develop rancidity.
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Second, rice is polished in order to remove the fats that turn rice rancid, and what little carotenoids there are exist in the aleurone and embryo, not in the endosperm. However, maize can be left whole with little rancidity problems.
Blog text (14) -
The rancidity of the oil was so strong that it ruined the entire dish.
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Many natural oils can go bad, resulting in rancidity that affects their taste.
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You can tell the milk has gone sour when it develops a rancidity that makes it undrinkable.
Synonyms
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Rotten smell and decay of dead animals or plants
A strong unpleasant smell and taste from old fats like butter
A strong sharp taste or smell that feels unpleasant
A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose
A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food
Antonyms
How Rancid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rancidity comes from the old Latin verb rancēre, which meant 'to smell bad' and is the source of rancid and the English word rank. So rancidity is the state of having that strong, bad smell or taste when fats or oils spoil.