MILK WHEY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milk whey mean? 

• MILK WHEY (noun)
  The noun MILK WHEY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MILK WHEY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILK WHEY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

milk whey; whey

Hypernyms ("milk whey" is a kind of...):

blood serum; serum (an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates)