Definition of "margaric" []

• Resembling pearl; pearly. (adjective)

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• "Mège-Mouriès used an acid called margaric to make margarine."
• "Comrades, we shall overthrow the government as true as there are fifteen intermediary acids between margaric acid and formic acid; however, that is a matter of perfect indifference to me."
• "To formulate his entry, Mège-Mouriez used margaric acid, a fatty acid component isolated in 1813 by Michael Chevreul and named because of the lustrous pearly drops that reminded him of the Greek word for pearl -- margarites."