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margarine
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mar·ga·rine also mar·ga·rin  (märjr-n)
n.
A fatty solid butter substitute consisting of a blend of hydrogenated vegetable oils mixed with emulsifiers, vitamins, coloring matter, and other ingredients.

[French, from Greek margaron, pearl, probably back-formation from margarts; see margarite.]

margarine [ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn ˌmɑːgə-]
n
(Cookery) 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.
[from margaric]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.margarine - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for buttermargarine - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
vegetable oil, oil - any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
stick - a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
paste, spread - a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
trans fatty acid - a fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape); found in processed foods such as margarine and fried foods and puddings and commercially baked goods and partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
Translations
margarine [ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn] Nmargarina f

margarine [ˌmɑːrdʒəˈriːn] nmargarine f

margarine, marge (inf)
nMargarine f

margarine [ˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn] nmargarina

margarine
n margarine [ˈmaːdʒəriːn]
(abbreviationmargemaːdʒ) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats We use margarine instead of butter. margarien مرجرين маргарин margarín margarine die Margarine μαργαρίνη margarina margariin کره گیاهی margariini margarine מַרגָרִינָה माजरीन margarin margarin margarin smjörlíki margarina マーガリン 마가린 margarinas margarīns marjerin margarine margarin margaryna margarina margarină маргарин margarín margarina margarin margarin เนยเทียม margarin 人造黃油 маргарин نباتات کے دھن سے بنا مکھن bơ thực vật

margarine سَمْن نباتي margarín margarine Margarine μαργαρίνη margarina margariini margarine margarin margarina マーガリン 마가린 margarine margarin margaryna margarina маргарин margarin มาจารีน margarin bơ thực vật 人造黄油


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Trans fats are those that are solid at room temperature, and are found in many margarines and in other fats labeled "partially hydrogenated.
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