Oleomargarine
['olɪə'mɑrdʒə'rin]
Definition
(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.
(n.) An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
The White Bread's Burden. From Eng. olio, a mixture, and Grk. margino, to be furious. A furious mixture.
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Examples
- Chemical analysis shows oleomargarine to have substantially the same constituents and in almost the identical proportions of pure butter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The oleomargarine industry is closely related to the beef packing industries of the United States, and its growth has been enormous. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Notwithstanding the stringent laws on the subject, much of the oleomargarine made is sold for, and by the average purchaser is not distinguishable from, pure butter. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In 1899 there were 80,495,628 pounds of oleomargarine made in the United States, or more than a pound for every man, woman, and child in the country. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- These objects were fairly obtained in the product known as oleomargarine, the United States patent for which was granted to Mege Dec. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Oleomargarine patented in United States by Mege. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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