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Adjective: rancid  ran-sid
  1. (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
    "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
     
  2. Smelling of fermentation or staleness
    - sour

See also: ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, minging [Brit], pongy [Brit], rancidity, rancidness, stale, stinky, unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Rancid