MARGARIC
Etymology
Adjective
margaric (comparative more margaric, superlative most margaric)
Pertaining to pearl or pearls (rare except in the designation of margaric acid)
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*gar"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. margarique. See Margarite.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. Margaric acid. (a)
(Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and
obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was
formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to
be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids. (b)
(Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid
series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained
from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other
sources.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition