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margarin

margarin is the archaic form of margarine.

Meaning of margarine

Noun

margarine (usually uncountable, plural margarines)

  1. (usually) A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.
  2. (dated, usually) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

See all 3 meanings of margarine

Forms of margarin

pluralmargarins

Questions about margarin

What is margarin the archaic form of?
Margarin is the archaic form of margarine.

Words near margarin in the dictionary

  1. Margarette
  2. Margaretting
  3. Margaretville
  4. margaric
  5. margaric acid
  6. margarin
  7. margarine
  8. margarined
  9. margarineless
  10. margarinelike
  11. margarinely

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