Margarin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]