Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A solid white fatty matter which crystallizes in pearly scales, and is obtained by distilling margaric acid with excess of lime.
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Chevreul named his pearly, lustrous acid after the Greek word for pearl, margaron.
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Chevreul named his pearly, lustrous acid after the Greek word for pearl, margaron.
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Chevreul named his pearly, lustrous acid after the Greek word for pearl, margaron.
freericky commented on the word margaron
Greek: pearl; whence margarine
June 18, 2008