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mar·ga·rine (mär′jə rin)

noun

a spread or cooking fat made of refined vegetable oils (and sometimes rendered animal fat) processed to the consistency of butter, often churned with pasteurized milk, or whey, and generally fortified with vitamins A and D
also margarin mar′·ga·rin

Etymology: Fr, from the erroneous notion that margaric acid was contained in all fats and oils

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Resulted from a competition by Napoleon III, who wanted it for his armed forces.

Posted by anonymous 67 days ago.

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