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but·ter·fat

(bŭt′ər-făt′)

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)

(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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