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butterfat

American

[buht-er-fat] / ˈbʌt ərˌfæt /

noun

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

butterfat British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of butterfat

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + fat

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butterfat

Their milk has a high butterfat content that makes a much-coveted cheese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

European-style butter refers to butter with a higher butterfat content, typically between 82% and 85%, compared to the 80% standard in American butter.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024

These sweets had a rich and soulful quality — the butterfat reward for a laborious stovetop process.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

It suddenly dawned on me one night that ice cream was all about scent and that butterfat is actually a perfect carrier of scent.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

“Its calculators can be set to any combination, so many amino acids, so much sulphur, so much butterfat and alkaline. Right?”

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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