Butterfat

//ˈbʌtəfæt// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The fatty components of milk and other dairy products. countable, uncountable

    "The first change which milk undergoes in the stomach is coagulation. The casein and butterfat separates from the serum, which is soon absorbed unchanged into the blood, according to the laws of diffusion. [Quoting Wagner's Manual of Physiology.]"

  2. 2
    the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made wordnet

Synonyms

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fatlardoil

Example

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"The first change which milk undergoes in the stomach is coagulation. The casein and butterfat separates from the serum, which is soon absorbed unchanged into the blood, according to the laws of diffusion. [Quoting Wagner's Manual of Physiology.]"

Etymology

From butter + fat.

Related phrases

clarified butterdairy product

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