skim milk
/'skim'milk/
Definition
Noun: Milk from which the cream has been removed.
Usage
Skim milk is a type of milk with a very low fat content. It is produced by separating and removing the cream (the fatty layer) from whole milk. This process is called skimming.
Examples
- For a healthier diet, she switched from whole milk to .
- This recipe calls for to reduce the calorie count.
- is often fortified with vitamins A and D.
Advanced Usage
- "to skim milk": This is the verb phrase describing the process of removing cream from milk to produce skim milk.
- The dairy farm uses a centrifuge to skim milk efficiently.
Variants and Related Words
- Skimmed milk (n): A synonym for , more commonly used in British English.
- In the UK, you would typically ask for skimmed milk.
- Nonfat milk (n): Another common synonym, especially in nutritional labeling.
- Whole milk (n): Milk from which no fat has been removed; the opposite of skim milk.
- Low-fat milk (n): Milk with some, but not all, of the cream removed; it has a fat content between whole and skim milk.
Synonyms
- Nonfat milk
- Fat-free milk
- Skimmed milk
Antonyms
- Whole milk
- Full-cream milk
Noun
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milk from which the cream has been skimmed
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