butterfat Definition
but·ter·fat (-fat′)
noun
the fatty part of milk, from which butter is made: it consists mainly of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, palmitic, and butyric acids
butterfat Usage Examples
Converse of object
- handle: Cream is better than milk, as most cats digestive systems can handle the butterfat.
- contain: Cream, double Double cream is the name in Britain for a very rich cream - containing 48 % butterfat.
Adjective modifier
high: By the Carlinside Frisky ( Jim Currie & familys ' sire ) the cow was off an Excellent very high butterfat 10,000kg Poppy cow.
Modifies a noun
- level: The reduction in yield - on account of the hot weather has also impacted on butterfat levels.
- content: Produces milk with a high butterfat content Joule A unit of energy.
Noun used with modifier
%: Cream, double Double cream is the name in Britain for a very rich cream - containing 48 % butterfat.
Browse dictionary entries near butterfat
- ‹ buttercup
- ‹ butterbur
- ‹ butterball
- ‹ butter tree
- ‹ butter knife
- ‹ butter clam
- ‹ butter bean
- ‹ butter-and-eggs
- ‹ butter
- ‹ butte

