NOUN | substance | margarin, glycerol trimargarate | a glyceryl ester of margaric acid |
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food | margarin, margarine, oleo, oleomargarine, marge | a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter |
Meaning | A glyceryl ester of margaric acid. | |
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Synonym | glycerol trimargarate | |
Broader | glyceryl ester | An ester of glycerol |
Spanish | margarina |
Meaning | A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter. | |
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Synonyms | margarine, oleo, oleomargarine, marge | |
Narrower | stick | A rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine |
Broader | spread, paste | A tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes |
Substances | trans fatty acid | A fatty acid that has been produced by hydrogenating an unsaturated fatty acid (and so changing its shape) |
vegetable oil, oil | Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants | |
Spanish | margarina, oleo | |
Catalan | margarina |
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