MILK POWDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milk powder mean? 

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

1. dehydrated milk

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILK POWDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dehydrated milk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

dried milk; dry milk; milk powder; powdered milk

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

milk (a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "milk powder"):

nonfat dry milk (dehydrated skimmed milk)

 Context examples 

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)