rancidness
Butter gone bad
Rancidness is the state of being rancid—having the unpleasant smell or taste of decomposing fats or oils.
Butter left too long develops rancidness.
The word extends to anything offensively stale or foul: the rancidness of his breath, the moral rancidness of the regime.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- fetidHaving foul odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
foul-smelling · noisome · stink · acrid · musty · funky · gamy · fishy
Loss of freshness
- sournessAcidic taste quality
- moldinessState of being fungus-covered
- rottennessState of decay
- curdlingSeparating into lumps
contamination · bacterial growth · tainted · expired · inedible · perishable · food poisoning · off-flavor
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
degradation · breakdown · fermentation · spoilage · molder · fester · perishability · disintegration
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
distaste · abhorrence · recoil · off-putting · unappetizing · disagreeable · objectionable · squeamishness
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
malodorous · foul-smelling · noisome · stink · acrid · musty · funky · gamy · fishy · sulfurous
staleness
Loss of freshness
- sournessAcidic taste quality
- moldinessState of being fungus-covered
- rottennessState of decay
curdling · contamination · bacterial growth · tainted · expired · inedible · perishable · food poisoning · off-flavor · unsavory
putrefaction
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
oxidation · degradation · breakdown · fermentation · spoilage · molder · fester · perishability · disintegration · blight
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
repugnance · distaste · abhorrence · recoil · off-putting · unappetizing · disagreeable · objectionable · squeamishness · gag reflex