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whey |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whey \Whey\, n. [AS. hw[ae]g; cf D. wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG wey, waje. ] The serum, or watery part of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part esp. in the process of making cheese. Note: In this process, the thick part is called {curd}, and the thin part whey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: whey n 1: the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese [syn: {milk whey}] 2: watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates: "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some cuds and whey"
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