whey

[ hwey, wey ]
/ ʰweɪ, weɪ /

noun

a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheese making.

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Origin of whey

before 900; Middle English wheye,Old English hwǣg; cognate with Dutch, Low German wei

OTHER WORDS FROM whey

wheylike, adjective

Words nearby whey

whether or not, whet one's appetite, whetstone, whew, whewellite, whey, wheyey, wheyface, wheyish, whf., which
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British Dictionary definitions for whey

whey
/ (weɪ) /

noun

the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese

Derived forms of whey

wheyey, wheyish or wheylike, adjective

Word Origin for whey

Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch hui
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