but·ter·fat (b t  r-f t )n. The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids. |
butterfat [ˈbʌtəˌfæt]
n
(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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| Noun | 1. | 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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