butter

butter definition - medical

but·ter (bŭtˈər)

noun
  1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.
  2. A soft solid having at room temperature a consistency like that of butter.

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