Margarin
Pronunciation : Mar"ga*rin
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. margarine. See Margarite.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition : Defn: A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913