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SKIM MILK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skim milk mean?
• SKIM MILK (noun)
The noun SKIM MILK has 1 sense:
1. milk from which the cream has been skimmed
Familiarity information: SKIM MILK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milk from which the cream has been skimmed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
skim milk; skimmed milk
Hypernyms ("skim milk" is a kind of...):
milk (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)
Antonym:
whole milk (milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed)
Context examples
For example, an ultra-processed breakfast might consist of a bagel with cream cheese and turkey bacon, while the unprocessed breakfast was oatmeal with bananas, walnuts, and skim milk.
(Heavily processed foods cause overeating and weight gain, National Institutes of Health)
We discovered that some of the freeze-dried fruit powders—especially strawberries—completely prevent the melt-down of dairy frozen desserts similar to ice cream made with whole milk, whole whipping cream, sugar and skim milk powder, Bilbao-Sainz said.
(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)
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