Rancescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rancescent \Ran*ces"cent\ (r[a^]n*s[e^]s"sent), a. [L.
     rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to
     be rancid.]
     Becoming rancid or sour.
     [1913 Webster]