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The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids.

butterfat [ˈbʌtəˌfæt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin

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butterfat - the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made

animal fat - any fat obtained from animals; "animal fat is high in saturated fatty acids"

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butterfat (redirected from Butter fat)

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