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, adjectiveWords 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, adjectiveWord Origin for whey
Old English hwǣg; related to Middle Low German wei, heie, Dutch hui
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