Definitions
a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Word origin
Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.
Used in a sentence
“Putting the finishing touches on her party dinner, this attractive hostess does the last minute job of margarining her rolls to serve piping hot to her guests.”
“She is margarining a slice of bread, rubbing the grease carefully into the crumb.”
“Now that she was back in the land of the living, she took to margarining our toast again.”
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01“Butter substitute”9 letters
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