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milk wheynounthe serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

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milk wheynounthe serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese
rennetnounAn enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.
winenounAn alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
alumnoun(Canada, US) A past attendee or graduate (of any gender) of a college, university or other educational institution.
serumnounBlood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).
seranounA language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
wine wheynounWhey made from milk coagulated by the use of wine.
thrustingnounThe motion by which someone or something thrusts.
cottage cheesenounA cheese curd product with a mild flavor that is drained but not pressed so some whey remains.
curdnounThe part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
curds and wheynouncottage cheese
cheesenoun(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
soft cheesenounA type of rennet cheese that is not firm owing to the curds not having been pressed or comminuted to a large degree, so that much whey or liquid is left, and it has not ripened long.
hoop cheesenounA traditional cheese made only from milk, with the whey completely pressed out.
creamnounThe butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
yogurtnounA milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.
cheeselepnounRennet.
cow's milknounA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of a cow, and used as food by humans.
wheynnoun(obsolete, medicine) A proprietary drink for nutrition and stimulation prepared from sterilized whey.
fromage blancnounA creamy soft cheese made with whole or skimmed milk and cream.

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