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butterfat
[ buht-er-fat ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌfæt /
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How to use butterfat in a sentence
For example, the centrifuge used in the butterfat test, discovered in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, survived in several forms.
A machine used in determining the amount of butterfat in milk or cream.
A centrifuge used for running the Babcock milk test, which determined the percentage of butterfat.
The mixing of breeds to increase butterfat content was not the only element which undercut the breeding program.
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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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