butterfat

[ buht-er-fat ]

noun

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

butterfat

/ ˈbʌtəˌfæt /

noun

1. the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterfat¹

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + fat

Example Sentences

For example, the centrifuge used in the butterfat test, discovered in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, survived in several forms.

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A machine used in determining the amount of butterfat in milk or cream.

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A centrifuge used for running the Babcock milk test, which determined the percentage of butterfat.

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The mixing of breeds to increase butterfat content was not the only element which undercut the breeding program.

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