Butterfat
butter; milk fat; a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin.
Historical Examples
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology John T. Schlebecker
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology John T. Schlebecker
Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology John T. Schlebecker
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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