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Synonyms and antonyms of Types of milk and cream in British Thesaurus

Types of milk and cream

amasi (noun)

South African thick milk that has turned sour naturally

clotted cream (noun)

very thick cream made by heating milk until large lumps of cream form

condensed milk (noun)

thick sweet milk that is sold in cans

cream (noun)

a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from the top of milk

crème fraîche (noun)

a type of thick cream with a slightly sour flavour

double cream (noun)

British thick cream that becomes almost solid when you mix it quickly

evaporated milk (noun)

thick milk sold in tins and often poured on fruit or sweet food

full-cream (adjective)

British full-cream milk has had no cream removed. Semi-skimmed milk has had about half of its cream removed, and skimmed milk has had almost all of its cream removed.

full-fat (adjective)

British full-fat milk, cream, cheese, or yoghurt has had no fat removed

half-and-half (noun)

American a mixture of equal parts of milk and cream that you put into coffee or tea

homogenized (adjective)

homogenized milk has had the cream mixed in so that it will not separate

homo milk (noun)

Canadian milk that has had the cream mixed in. Homo is short for homogenized.

milk (noun)

a white liquid that comes from cows, goats, and sheep, which people drink and use in cooking. Cheese and other foods made from milk are called dairy products

pasteurized (adjective)

if a liquid such as milk is pasteurized, it has been heated to a temperature that kills all the harmful bacteria

semi-skimmed (adjective)

British semi-skimmed milk has had a lot of the fat removed

single cream (noun)

British thin cream that has little fat in it

skimmed milk (noun)

milk that has had the cream removed from it. The usual American word is skim milk.

sour cream (noun)

thick cream with a sour flavour

soya milk (noun)

a white liquid from soya beans, used as a drink and in cooking

UHT milk (noun)

milk that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it stays fresh for longer

whipping cream (noun)

a thick type of cream that can be made very stiff

whitener (noun)

Canadian a powder used instead of milk or cream in coffee and tea