- but·ter·fat
- /ˈbʌtɚˌfæt/ noun [noncount]: the natural fat of milk from which butter is made
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but|ter|fat — «BUHT uhr FAT», noun. the fat in milk. It can be made into butter. A certain percentage of butterfat is required by law in each of the various grades of milk and cream … Useful english dictionary
but|ter|ball — «BUHT uhr BL», noun. 1. U.S. Informal. a small, plump person: »Willie Pastrano was a fat little five foot butterball (Time). 2. = bufflehead. (Cf. ↑bufflehead) … Useful english dictionary
but·ter·ball — /ˈbʌtɚˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls [count] US informal + often impolite : a person who is somewhat fat I was a little butterball when I was a child … Useful english dictionary
Fat — The word fat has more meanings that it has letters. It is among other things: {{}}A nutrient: With proteins and carbohydrates, fat, also known as lipid, is one of the three types of nutrients used as energy sources by the body. The energy… … Medical dictionary
Saturated fat — is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Explanation Fat that occurs naturally in living matter contains varying proportions of saturated and unsaturated fat. Foods that contain a high proportion of saturated… … Wikipedia
butterfat — but·ter·fat .fat n the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter consisting essentially of a mixture of glycerides (as butyrin, olein, and palmitin) * * * but·ter·fat (butґər fat″) the fat content of milk and the major… … Medical dictionary
butterfat — but|ter|fat [ˈbʌtəfæt US ər ] n [U] the natural fat in milk … Dictionary of contemporary English
butterfat — but|ter|fat [ bʌtər,fæt ] noun uncount the fat in milk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
butterfat — but•ter•fat [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌfæt[/t]] n. chem. the fatty portion of milk, from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
buttermilk — but|ter|milk [ bʌtər,mılk ] noun uncount the liquid that remains when fat is removed from cream in order to make butter, used in cooking or as a drink … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
