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rancescent

rancescent adjective: becoming rancid or sour.

Adjective

rancescent (comparative more rancescent, superlative most rancescent)

  1. (archaic) Becoming rancid or sour.

Forms of rancescent

comparativemore rancescent
superlativemost rancescent

Origin of rancescent

From Latin rancescens, present participle of rancescere.

Words that rhyme with rancescent

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Questions about rancescent

What does rancescent mean?
Rancescent means becoming rancid or sour.
What part of speech is rancescent?
Rancescent is an adjective.

Words near rancescent in the dictionary

  1. rancellors
  2. rancelman
  3. rancelmen
  4. rances
  5. rancescence
  6. rancescent
  7. ranch
  8. ranch dressing
  9. ranch dressings
  10. ranch hand
  11. ranch hands

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