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margarine

mar·ga·rine

UK/ˌmɑː.d͡ʒəˈɹiːn/ US/ˈmɑː.d͡ʒ(ə.)ɹɪn/ uncommon dated

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Borrowed from French margarine, from acide margarique (“margaric acid”), from Ancient Greek μάργαρον (márgaron, “pearl”), in allusion to its pearly lustre, with the suffix -ine, influenced by glycérine (“glycerine”). French chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul named margaric acid after its pearl-like crystallization.

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