CLARIFIED BUTTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clarified butter mean? 

• CLARIFIED BUTTER (noun)
  The noun CLARIFIED BUTTER has 1 sense:

1. butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids

  Familiarity information: CLARIFIED BUTTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLARIFIED BUTTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

clarified butter; drawn butter

Hypernyms ("clarified butter" is a kind of...):

butter (an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clarified butter"):

ghee (clarified butter used in Indian cookery)