Term: rancidity: the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: game plan: (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: basswood: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: turmeric: ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: book: a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: screen door: a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: mucus: protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: puffball: any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: safety valve: a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: child welfare agency: an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
Broader: decay: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | Unrelated: west side: the side that is on the west