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rancidification

rancidification noun: the decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation; the process of becoming rancid.

Noun

rancidification (countable and uncountable, plural rancidifications)

  1. The decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation; the process of becoming rancid.

Forms of rancidification

pluralrancidifications

Origin of rancidification

From rancid + -ification.

Questions about rancidification

What does rancidification mean?
Rancidification means the decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis or oxidation; the process of becoming rancid.
What part of speech is rancidification?
Rancidification is a noun.
What is the plural of rancidification?
The plural of rancidification is rancidifications.

Words near rancidification in the dictionary

  1. ranchwomen
  2. ranchy
  3. ranchū
  4. rancid
  5. rancidest
  6. rancidification
  7. rancidifications
  8. rancidified
  9. rancidifies
  10. rancidify
  11. rancidifying

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