margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmär-jə-rən 
-ˌrēn;
ˈmärj-rən
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion and used like butter
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Vegetable oil, a crucial ingredient in margarine, is in tighter supply.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 May 2023
Or bake with some plastic concoction called margarine?
—Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 11 May 2023
Or bake with some plastic concoction called margarine?
—Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for margarine
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“Margarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/margarine. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmärj-(ə-)rən
ˈmärj-ə-ˌrēn
: a food product made from usually vegetable oils and skim milk and used as a spread and a cooking fat
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margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmärj-(ə-)rən, -ə-ˌrēn
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion, often fortified with vitamins A and D, and used as a substitute for butter
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