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whey

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whey  (hw, w)
n.
The watery part of milk that separates from the curds, as in the process of making cheese.

[Middle English, from Old English hwæg.]

wheyey adj.

whey [weɪ]
n
(Cookery) the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese
[Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch hui]
wheyey , wheyish, wheylike adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wheywhey - the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese
blood serum, serum - an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates
2.whey - watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
dairy product - milk and butter and cheese
Translations
whey [weɪ] Nsuero m

whey hweɪ] npetit-lait m

whey
nMolke f

whey [weɪ] nsiero
whey [weɪ] nsiero

whey
n whey [wei]
the watery part of milk separated from the curd (the thick part), especially in making cheese. dikmelk مَصْل اللبَن суроватка syrovátka valle die Molke τυρόγαλο suero vadak پنير اب hera petit-lait מֵי גְבִינָה दही का पानी sirutka savó air dadih mysa siero 乳しょう 유장(乳漿) išrūgos sūkalas dadih wei myse, valle serwetka soro zer сыворотка srvátka sirotka surutka vassla หางนม kesilmiş sütün suyu 乳清 сироватка پنیر الگ کرنے کے بعد بچا ہوا دودھ کا پانی chất lỏng còn lại khi sữa chua đông lại


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--the whey and the grapes being necessaries of life to certain invalids whom physicians cannot repair, and who only continue to exist by the grace of whey or grapes.
But you'd like a drink o' whey first, p'r'aps; I know you're fond o' whey, as most folks is when they hanna got to crush it out.
It is true, I sometimes made a shift to catch a rabbit, or bird, by springs made of YAHOO'S hairs; and I often gathered wholesome herbs, which I boiled, and ate as salads with my bread; and now and then, for a rarity, I made a little butter, and drank the whey.
 
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