oleomargarine
4 synonyms for oleomargarine, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A fat produced by hardening purified beef fat and used as the base for margarine, the butter substitute; in the US, it can also mean the margarine itself.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Comes from French oléomargarine, formed from oléo- ('oleo-') and margarine ('margarin').
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