rancid
/ˈrænsɪd/adjective
उच्चारण रैन्सिड
बासी, सड़ी हुई (तेल, घी), खराब स्वाद और गंध वाली
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(of fat, oil or food containing them) tasting or smelling unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
बासी, सड़ी हुई (तेल, घी), खराब स्वाद और गंध वाली
- The ghee had gone rancid in the heat.
- a rancid smell from the old cooking oil
- The butter turned rancid after being left out all week.
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- Nobody wanted to eat the rancid peanuts from the old jar.
- A rancid smell came from the kitchen cupboard.
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AaSpelling
ran·cid
With -cid (not 'rancied' or 'ransid'); the noun rancidity.
अंत में -cid ('rancied' या 'ransid' गलत है); noun rancidity।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Oil or butter that has gone bad is rancid; keep the spoilt-food words: rancid (fat, oil, butter), stale (bread, air), sour (milk), rotten (fruit, eggs), putrid (meat, with a stench), mouldy (with fungus).
'खराब हो गया तेल या मक्खन' rancid; खराब भोजन के शब्द याद रखिए: rancid (वसा, तेल, मक्खन), stale (रोटी, हवा), sour (दूध), rotten (फल, अंडे), putrid (मांस, दुर्गंध के साथ), mouldy (फफूँद लगा)।
General knowledge
Science: rancidity is the oxidation of fats; antioxidants are added to prevent it.
विज्ञान में rancidity वसा का oxidation है; रोकने के लिए antioxidants मिलाए जाते हैं।