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margarin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Margarin \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: margarin n 1: a glyceryl ester of margaric acid [syn: {glycerol trimargarate}] 2: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {oleo}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]
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