margarin
Definition
- Noun:
- A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter: A food product, typically solid at room temperature, created by emulsifying vegetable oils (and sometimes animal fats) with water or milk. It is used for cooking, baking, and as a topping, similar to butter.
- A glyceryl ester of margaric acid: In chemistry, this is a specific type of fat or lipid molecule, known scientifically as a triglyceride where one of the fatty acids is margaric acid (heptadecanoic acid).
Usage Examples
- Noun (Food Product):
- She spread margarin on her toast.
- This recipe calls for margarin instead of butter.
- Noun (Chemical Compound):
- The study identified the presence of margarin in the lipid sample.
Advanced Usage
- The term "margarin" is an older, less common spelling. The modern and standard spelling for the food product is margarine.
- In historical and chemical texts, "margarin" may appear to refer specifically to the fatty substance derived from margaric acid.
Variants and Related Words
- Margarine (n): The standard modern spelling for the butter substitute.
- I bought a tub of low-fat margarine.
- Oleomargarine (n): A full, historical name for margarine, emphasizing its origins from oils.
- Spread (n): A general term for substances like butter, margarine, or jam applied to bread.
Synonyms
- Butter substitute: A general term for any spread used in place of butter.
- Spread: A broader category that includes margarine.
Different Meanings
- Culinary Meaning: The common, everyday meaning refers to the edible spread used in food preparation.
- Chemical Meaning: A specific, technical term in organic chemistry and biochemistry for a type of glyceride. This meaning is rarely encountered outside scientific contexts.
Noun
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a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
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a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
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