oleomargarine
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oleomargarine or oleomargarin (ˌəʊlɪəʊˌmɑːdʒəˈriːn, ˌəʊlɪəʊˈmɑːdʒərɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| other names (esp US) for margarine | |
| oleomargarin or oleomargarin | |
| —n | |
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Oleomargarine
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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Word Origin & History
oleomargarine
1873, "butter substitute made from beef fat," from Fr. oléomargarine (1854), from oléine (from L. oleum "oil" + -ine, after glycerine) + margarine. It was regarded as a chemical compound of olein and margarine.
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Example sentences
Some of it is used by candle manufacturers, and some in making oleomargarine, but the principal use is in soaps.
The germ yields oil for cooking, oleomargarine, soaps and glycerin.
No oleomargarine shall be sold in open tubs or containers.
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