margarin

Mar"ga*rin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. margarine. See Margarite.] (Physiol. Chem.) Defn: 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.

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