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Definition of Margarin

1. Noun. A glyceryl ester of margaric acid.

2. Noun. A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.

Definition of Margarin

1. n. 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 tripalmitin.

Definition of Margarin

1. a butter substitute [n -S]

Medical Definition of Margarin

1. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Margarine. See Margarite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Margarin

marena mareogram mareograph mareographic mares mares' tails mareschal mareschals marfan syndrome marfanoid

marg margarate margarates margaric margaric acid margarin (current term) margarine margarine disease margarineless margarinelike

margarines margariney margarins margarita margaritaceous margaritas margaritasite margarite margarites margaritic

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