butter
noun
the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
butterlike
-
a word derived from
butter.
Example Sentences
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Use dairy-free milk like almond or soy in place of regular milk for the dough, and an oil-based butterlike Earth Balance for brushing on top of each roll after it bakes.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
In an April 27 Future Tense article, Lisa Margonelli misstated the definition of butyrous; it means butterlike, not butterflylike.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2016
It is made by churning fats other than butter fat with milk or cream until a butterlike consistency is obtained.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Dissolve soap in boiling water, add kerosene to the hot water, churn with spraying pump for at least ten minutes, until the mixture changes to a creamy, then to a soft, butterlike, mass.
From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Charles William Burkett
