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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 t…

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a glyceryl ester of margaric acid
  3. n. a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
  4. 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.
  5. A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certainvegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound ofglycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture orcombination of tristearin and teipalmitin.
  6. n a glyceryl ester of margaric acid n a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter