rancidity n 1: the state of being rancid; having a rancid scent or flavor (as of old cooking oil)
Rancidity \Ran*cid"i*ty\ (r[a^]n*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. rancidit['e].] The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or flavor, as of old oil. --Ure. [1913 Webster]