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butterfat in American English
the fatty part of milk, from which butter is made: it consists mainly of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, palmitic, and butyric acids
noun: butter; milk fat; a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin

butterfat in British English
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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