margaron, -one Chem.
(ˈmɑːgərɒn, -əʊn)
[ad. F. margarone (Bussy 1832), f. margarique margaric: see -one.]
A solid fatty substance crystallizing in pearly scales, formed by the distillation of margaric acid with lime.
| 1834 Lond. & Edinb. Philos. Mag. V. 153 On Margaron, Stearon, and Oleon. 1836 Brande Chem. iii. vii. §12 (ed. 4) 963 Margarone. 1863 Fownes Chem. (ed. 9) 533 A fatty body, incapable of saponification, termed margarone. |