butterfat

[ buht-er-fat ]

/ ˈbʌt ərˌfæt /

noun

butter; milk fat; a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin.

Origin of butterfat

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + fat

Words nearby butterfat

butter cookie, buttercream, buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, Butterfield, butterfingers, butterfish, butterflies

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Example sentences from the Web for butterfat

A centrifuge used for running the Babcock milk test, which determined the percentage of butterfat.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
For example, the centrifuge used in the butterfat test, discovered in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, survived in several forms.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker
A machine used in determining the amount of butterfat in milk or cream.
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology|John T. Schlebecker

British Dictionary definitions for butterfat

butterfat

/ (ˈbʌtəˌfæt) /

noun

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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单词	butterfat
释义	butterfat [ buht-er-fat ] / ˈbʌt ərˌfæt / noun butter; milk fat; a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin. Origin of butterfat First recorded in 1885–90; butter + fat Words nearby butterfat butter cookie, buttercream, buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, Butterfield, butterfingers, butterfish, butterflies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for butterfat A centrifuge used for running the Babcock milk test, which determined the percentage of butterfat. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker For example, the centrifuge used in the butterfat test, discovered in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, survived in several forms. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker A machine used in determining the amount of butterfat in milk or cream. Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology\|John T. Schlebecker British Dictionary definitions for butterfat butterfat / (ˈbʌtəˌfæt) / noun the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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