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wheyey

Variant of whey

noun

the thin, watery part of milk, that separates from the thicker part (curds) after coagulation, as in cheese making

Origin: ME whei < OE hwæg, akin to Du wei < ? IE base *kwei-, slime, muck: see obscene

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wheyey adjective

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