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oleomargarine

oleomargarine noun: a fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine.

Noun

oleomargarine (countable and uncountable, plural oleomargarines)

  1. (dated) A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine.
    • She [...] found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.1973, Toni Morrison, Sula, Chatto & Windus (1993), page 153

Forms of oleomargarine

pluraloleomargarines

Origin of oleomargarine

From French oléomargarine, from oléo- (“oleo-”) + margarine (“margarin”).

Questions about oleomargarine

What does oleomargarine mean?
Oleomargarine means a fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine.
What part of speech is oleomargarine?
Oleomargarine is a noun.
What is the plural of oleomargarine?
The plural of oleomargarine is oleomargarines.

Words near oleomargarine in the dictionary

  1. oleogustus
  2. oleolysis
  3. oleolytic
  4. oleomancy
  5. oleomargaric acid
  6. oleomargarine
  7. oleomargarines
  8. oleometer
  9. oleometers
  10. oleon
  11. oleone

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