Definitions for Buttermilk
ˈbʌt ərˌmɪlkbut·ter·milk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buttermilknoun

   residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buttermilknoun

   The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

2. buttermilknoun

   Cultured buttermilk, a fermented dairy product produced from cow's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buttermilknoun

   The whey that is separated from the cream when butter is made.

   Etymology: from butter and milk.

   A young man, who was fallen into an ulcerous consumption, devoted himself to buttermilk, by which sole diet he recovered. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   The scurvy of mariners is cured by acids; as ripe fruits, lemons, oranges, buttermilk; and alkaline spirits hurt them. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buttermilk

   Buttermilk is a fermented dairy drink. Traditionally, it was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cultured cream. As most modern butter in western countries is not made with cultured cream but uncultured sweet cream, most modern buttermilk in western countries is cultured separately. It is common in warm climates where unrefrigerated milk sours quickly.Buttermilk can be drunk straight, and it can also be used in cooking. In making soda bread, the acid in buttermilk reacts with the raising agent, sodium bicarbonate, to produce carbon dioxide which acts as the leavening agent. Buttermilk is also used in marination, especially of chicken and pork.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Buttermilknoun

   the milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream

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1. Buttermilk

   Buttermilk refers to a number of dairy drinks. Originally, buttermilk was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cream. This type of buttermilk is known as traditional buttermilk. The term buttermilk also refers to a range of fermented milk drinks, common in warm climates where unrefrigerated fresh milk sours quickly, as well as in colder climates, such as Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, Finland and the Netherlands. This fermented dairy product known as cultured buttermilk is produced from cow's milk and has a characteristically sour taste caused by lactic acid bacteria. This variant is made using one of two species of bacteria—either Streptococcus lactis or Lactobacillus bulgaricus, which creates more tartness. The tartness of buttermilk is due to acid in the milk. The increased acidity is primarily due to lactic acid produced by lactic acid bacteria while fermenting lactose, the primary sugar in milk. As the bacteria produce lactic acid, the pH of the milk decreases and casein, the primary milk protein, precipitates, causing the curdling or clabbering of milk. This process makes buttermilk thicker than plain milk. While both traditional and cultured buttermilk contain lactic acid, traditional buttermilk tends to be less viscous, whereas cultured buttermilk is more viscous.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buttermilk

   A type of milk and dairy product.

   Buttermilk is used to make cakes, bread and for various other purposes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 21, 2016  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Buttermilk in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Buttermilk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Buttermilk in a Sentence

1. Bolivian Proverb:

   A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, the more sour it grows.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Buttermilk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Buttermilk
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Buttermilk
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Buttermilk
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Buttermilk