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oleomargarine

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  1. 1. n. A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin. 2. An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk. Note: Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no margarin proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called margarin by mistake. Source: webster
  5. 5. n a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter Source: ecdict

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