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Margarin

Margarin Meaning & Definition
Margarin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Margarin?

[n] a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
[n] a glyceryl ester of margaric acid

Synonyms | Synonyms for Margarin: glycerol trimargarate | margarine | marge | oleo | oleomargarine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Margarin:

See Also | glyceryl ester | paste | spread | trans fatty acid | vegetable oil

Margarin In Webster's Dictionary

\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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