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whey
[ wey, hwey ]
noun
- a milk serum, separating as liquid from the curd after coagulation, as in cheesemaking.
whey
/ weɪ /
noun
- the watery liquid that separates from the curd when the milk is clotted, as in making cheese
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Derived Forms
- ˈwheyey, adjective
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Other Words From
- whey·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whey1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of whey1
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Example Sentences
That would affect the added sugar count for dairy products such as whey, nonfat dry milk, or milk protein concentrate.
“Protein enhancers such as whey, whole soybeans and pea protein are good, too,” Begun says.
Jørgen Hoff of Gundestrup Dairy and Brewery makes a specialty beer from the whey of his soft smoked Rygeost cheese.
Whey is digested and used quickly, making it ideal after weight lifting.
This day I begun to drink butter-milke and whey, and I hope to find great good by it.
If the milk be warmer the curd is hard and tough, if colder, it is soft and difficult to obtain free from the whey.
But in some places, the practice prevails of washing the curd with hot water, after the whey has been partially separated from it.
In Cheshire, more time and attention is devoted to the perfect extraction of the whey than in almost any other district.
Thus, while it is of importance that all the whey should be extracted from the curd, yet the quickest way may not be the best.
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