Butterfat
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noun.
The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The fat which enters the composition of butter: essentially a mixture of 68 per cent. of palmitin and 30 per cent of olein.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
the
fatty
components of
butter
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noun.
the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
Word Usage
"Softened butter blends easily with sugar, creating a light and fluffy mixture where the sugar is suspended in butterfat."
cross-reference
clarified butter
ghee
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
animal fat
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
oleomargarine
saccharine
stearine