margarine
a butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified, usually with water or milk.
Origin of margarine
1- Also called oleomargarine.
Words Nearby margarine
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How to use margarine in a sentence
Folksy, apple-faced Jim spread the word of God like margarine, greasing the wheels to entice the folks at home to call in with their donations.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Turns the Fallen Televangelist into Camp Curiosity | Stephanie Zacharek | September 17, 2021 | TimeCombine the potatoes with the sugar and margarine in a mixer set on low.
Palm oil was first used to dye margarine yellow, but it turned out to be a perfect main ingredient because it stayed firm at room temperature and melted in the mouth, just like butter.
The Girl Scouts uses palm oil to make its cookies, as do manufacturers of ice cream, crackers, packaged breads, and margarine.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees | Carrie Arnold | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBread with corn-based margarine spread and tomato slices with salt.
Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla and the melted butter or margarine.
Roast Chicken, Eggplant Pancakes, Cranberry-Walnut Tart | The Daily Beast | December 23, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTIf it does not satisfy the mannequin demand for "beauty" it at least refuses to accept margarine substitutes.
Instigations | Ezra PoundThe missus says weve got to economize, so weve to have margarine at meals in the kitchen.
Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton CaseFor as often as not we send her up the margarine and have the butter ourselves.
Anecdotes of the Great War | Carleton Britton CaseBeef suet consists of stearine, margarine, and oleine; mutton and goat suet contain a little hircine.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreSince then we have had to resign ourselves to margarine, glucose, and other products which have become vast staples of commerce.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 | Elizabeth Bisland
British Dictionary definitions for margarine
/ (ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn, ˌmɑːɡə-) /
a substitute for butter, prepared from vegetable and animal fats by emulsifying them with water and adding small amounts of milk, salt, vitamins, colouring matter, etc
Origin of margarine
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