rancescent

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin rancescens, present participle of rancescere.

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective edit

rancescent (comparative more rancescent, superlative most rancescent)

Becoming rancid or sour.

Related terms edit

rancescence

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “rancescent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)