'Margarin' definitions:
Definition of 'margarin'
(from WordNet)
noun
A glyceryl ester of margaric acid [syn: margarin, glycerol trimargarate]
noun
A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge]
Definition of 'Margarin'
From: GCIDE
- 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]