butterfat

[ buht-er-fat ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

butterfat

/ ˈbʌtəˌfæt /

the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin

First recorded in 1885–90; butter + fat

For example, the centrifuge used in the butterfat test, discovered in 1890 by Stephen M. Babcock, survived in several forms.

A machine used in determining the amount of butterfat in milk or cream.

A centrifuge used for running the Babcock milk test, which determined the percentage of butterfat.

The mixing of breeds to increase butterfat content was not the only element which undercut the breeding program.

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