margarine

Meaning

margarine

Concepts

margarine

oleomargarine

marge

oleo

halvarine

butter

edible fat

lard

margarin

Frequency

39k
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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