Whey

nounid 159250·updated May 18, 2026
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the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
milk whey
plural
Wheys
possessive
Whey's
pluralpossessive
Wheys'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
§2
the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese

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