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margaric [mahr-gar-ik, -gahr-] Examples adjective
- pearly; resembling a pearl.
Examples from the Web for margaric Historical Examples of margaric
It forms pearly scales, and melts at 140 Fahr., like margaric acid, which it closely resembles.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The unsaponified fat of the coccus insect, as well as oleic and margaric acids.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
The stearine, of which factitious wax candles are made, consists of the stearic and margaric acids combined.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
The margaric and oleic acids seem to have the same neutralizing power, and the same atomic weight.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
Here a large portion of the oleic acid is expelled, carrying with it a little of the margaric.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for margaric margaric margaritic adjective
- of or resembling pearl
Word Origin for margaric C19: from Greek margaron pearl Word Origin and History for margaric adj.
1819, from French margarique (Chevreul), from Greek margaron “pearl” + -ic. Obsolete in science.