Found 3 items, similar to MARGARIN.
Indonesian → English (quick)
Definition: margarin
margarine
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: margarin
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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Margarin
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 tripalmitin.
[1913 Webster]