margarine
Meaning
margarine
Concepts
margarine
oleomargarine
marge
oleo
halvarine
butter
edible fat
lard
margarin
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maʁ.ɡa.ʁin/
Etymology
From acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”) with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine. French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.
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