become rancid
Example Sentences
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The reason it smells and tastes funky is because the omega-3 fatty acids in the seed have become rancid.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2021
The resulting oils "have become rancid in the processing," writes Howard.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2021
A: No. The milk has been ultrapasteurized, says Sandon, meaning heated to a very high temperature for a short time, so "there's nothing living in it to become rancid or sour."
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2010
Now that they have learned how to prevent it, chemists revealed that bacon, potato chips, cakes, candy and similar foods become rancid if wrapped in ordinary transparent cellulose sheets.
From Time Magazine Archive
If we cannot safely deny that Swift was a humorist, we may at least say that he was one in whom humor had gone through the stage of acetous fermentation and become rancid.
From The Function of the Poet and Other Essays by Lowell, James Russell
