butterfat
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but·ter·fat
(bŭt′ər-făt′)n.
The natural fat of milk from which butter is made, consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids. Also called milk fat.
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butterfat
(ˈbʌtəˌfæt)n
(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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but•ter•fat
(ˈbʌt ərˌfæt)n.
the fatty portion of milk, from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides.
[1885–90]
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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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