Meaning of MARGARINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârjurin
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[n] a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter |
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MARGARINE is a 9 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | margarin, marge, oleo, oleomargarine |
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| | See Also: | | paste, spread, trans fatty acid, vegetable oil | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"ga*rine\, n. [F.]
1. Artificial butter; oleomargarine.
The word margarine shall mean all substances,
whether compounds or otherwise, prepared in
imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter
or not. --Margarine
Act, 1887 (50
& 51 Vict. c.
29).
2. Margarin.
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| | Related Terms: | | butter, buttermilk, certified milk, cheese, condensed milk, cream, dairy products, ghee, half-and-half, heavy cream, light cream, milk, nonfat dry milk, oleo, oleomargarine, raw milk, skim milk, sour cream, whey, whipping cream, yogurt |
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