margaric

[ mahr-gar-ik, -gahr- ]

adjective

1. pearly; resembling a pearl.

margaric

/ mɑːˈɡærɪk /

adjective

1. of or resembling pearl

Word History and Origins

Origin of margaric¹

C19: from Greek margaron pearl

Example Sentences

In fact, when they looked at blood results, they found that higher levels of some saturated fats, in particular a type of saturated fat you get in milk and dairy products called margaric acid, were associated with a lower risk of heart disease.

From BBC

When the researchers looked at fatty acids in the bloodstream, for example, they found that margaric acid, a saturated fat in milk and dairy products, was associated with lower cardiovascular risk.

From New York Times

The stearine contains the stearic and margaric acids, which, when separated, are solid, and used as inferior substitutes for wax or spermaceti candles.

From Project Gutenberg

A French chemist discovered that fats, such as oil, were composed of three inflammable acids—two of which, called stearic and margaric, are solid; and one called oleic, fluid.

From Project Gutenberg

Stearine and Oleine.—Lard and all fatty matters consist of three principles, of which stearine contains the stearic and margaric acids, both of which, when separated, are solid, and used as inferior substitutes for wax or spermaceti candles.

From Project Gutenberg