margarine

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Noun margarine has 1 sense

margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge - a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
--₁ is a kind of spread, paste
--₁ has substances: vegetable oil, oil; trans fatty acid

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Margarine

Noun

A spread made from plant oils that is used as a substitute for butter.

Example sentences:

She spread margarine on her toast instead of butter.
Many people prefer using margarine in baking recipes.

Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of margarine.

Example sentences:

She used margarine instead of butter in her recipe, so the result had a margarine taste.
My grandmother prefers margarine cookies over the ones made with butter.