noun
also mar·ga·rin ˈmärj](ə)rə̇n, ˈmȧj] also ]əˌrēn sometimes -ärg] or -ȧg] or ˌ ̷ ̷əˈrēn\
( -s )
Etymology: French, literally, margarin
: a food product that is used as a substitute for butter and made from a blend of refined oils especially vegetable oils (as cottonseed oil, soybean oil) to which other ingredients (as salt, emulsifiers, vitamin A, vitamin D) are added and that is churned with ripened skim milk so as to have a consistency that permits ready spreading