Margarine vs. Minarine

Margarinenoun

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

Margarinenoun

(dated) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

Margarinenoun

A processed food product used as an inexpensive substitute for butter, made primarily from refined vegetable oils, sometimes including animal fats, and churned with skim milk to form a semisolid emulsion; also called oleomargarine; artificial butter.

Margarinenoun

Margarin.

Margarinenoun

a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

Margarine

Margarine (, also UK: , US: (listen)) is a spread used for flavoring, baking and cooking. It is most often used as a substitute for butter.

Minarinenoun

A form of low-fat margarine.