Definition of margarin Margarin
mar•ga•rin
We found 4 definitions of margarin from 3 different sources.
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What does margarin mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: margarins |
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| margarin - a glyceryl ester of margaric acid | ||
| glycerol trimargarate | ||
| margarin - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter | ||
| margarine, oleo, oleomargarine, marge | ||
| paste, spread an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard | ||
| vegetable oil, oil any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants | ||
| stick threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- margarin (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 teipalmitin.
Part of speech
🔤- margarin, noun, singular of margarins.
