Rancidity

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

  Rancidity \Ran*cid"i*ty\ (r[a^]n*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.
     rancidit['e].]
     The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or
     flavor, as of old oil. --Ure.
     [1913 Webster]