English Dictionary: oleomargarine | by the DICT Development Group |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Olea \[d8]O"le*a\, n. [L. olive. See {Olive}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees including the olive. Note: The Chinese {Olea fragrans}, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood ({Olea Americana}) are now usually referred to another genus ({Osmanthus}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oleomargarine \O`le*o*mar"ga*rine\, n. [L. oleum oil + E. margarine, margarin.] [Written also {oleomargarin}.] 1. 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. 2. An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk. Note: Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no margarin proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called margarin by mistake. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oleomargarine \O`le*o*mar"ga*rine\, n. [L. oleum oil + E. margarine, margarin.] [Written also {oleomargarin}.] 1. 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. 2. An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk. Note: Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no margarin proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called margarin by mistake. |