oleomargarine

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oleomargarine

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From French oléomargarine, from oléo- (“oleo-”) + margarine (“margarin”).

noun oleomargarines

countable, dated, uncountable A fatty substance obtained by solidifying purified beef fat, used to make the butter substitute margarine; also, (US) the butter substitute produced in this way, margarine. She [...] found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.

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@misc{oleomargarine_2026,
  title = {oleomargarine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oleomargarine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}