oleomargarine


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o·le·o·mar·ga·rine

 (ō′lē-ō-mär′jə-rĭn, -rēn′)
n.
Margarine.
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oleomargarine

(ˌəʊlɪəʊˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn) or

oleomargarin

n
(Cookery) other names (esp US) for margarine
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o•le•o•mar•ga•rine

(ˌoʊ li oʊˈmɑr dʒə rɪn, -ˌrin, -ˈmɑrdʒ rɪn, -rin)

n.
Older Use. margarine.
[1870–75; < French oléomargarine]
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Oleomargarine

The original name of what is now called Margarine.
1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn’t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Oleomargarine - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butteroleomargarine - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
margarine, marge, oleo, margarin
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
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Translations

oleomargarine

n (esp US) → Margarine f
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