Meaning of MARGARIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârjurin
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- [n] a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- [n] a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
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| | Synonyms: | | glycerol trimargarate, margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine |
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| | See Also: | | glyceryl ester, paste, spread, trans fatty acid, vegetable oil | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"ga*rin\, n. [Cf. F. margarine. See {Margarite}.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain
vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound
of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a
mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin.
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