skim milk
nounDefinition of skim milk
: milk from which the cream has been taken
— called also
skimmed milk
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Anyone who makes this recipe with skim milk is my enemy. — Marian Bull, GQ, "Three-Ingredient Queso Is the Thing You Should Make for Every Party," 2 Feb. 2018 Cottage cheese is made entirely out of skim milk until the end, when a dressing made from cream or milk is mixed with the curd. — New York Times, "A Guide to Soft Fresh Cheeses: Cottage Cheese, Mascarpone and More," 26 June 2018 Try soaking a washcloth in cool green tea or skim milk, which contain additional antioxidants. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Why Your Sunburn Itches — And How to Stop It," 25 May 2018 Next time, try soaking a washcloth in some skim milk and using it as a cold compress. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Your Sunburn Cure Has Been in Your Fridge All Along: It's Cold Milk!," 10 May 2018 Watered milk is, essentially, skim milk, but back then, milk was required to have a minimum percentage of butterfat. — From Express-news Archives, San Antonio Express-News, "Mayor Tobin’s 1925 war on skim milk," 4 Apr. 2018 Some have cured mildew with a spray of 50 percent skim milk, 50 percent water. — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, "Heuchera is easy to grow and adds color to gardens | Idaho Statesman," 11 Apr. 2018 This summer, the Observer conducted an analysis of the lowest prices of five staple items – a dozen large eggs, a gallon of skim milk, a loaf of white bread, ketchup and 1 pound of lean ground beef – at nine Charlotte grocery stores. — Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, "Prices fall when this grocer comes to town, new study finds," 10 Jan. 2018 An oversupply of skim milk powder, or SMP -- and corresponding low prices -- have made dairy processors reluctant to increase production, effectively limiting butter supplies. — Bloomberg.com, "Fat Is Back and Premium Butter Makers Are Taking the Cream," 22 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skim milk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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skim milk
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of skim milk
: milk from which all the cream and fat has been removed
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skim milk
nounKids Definition of skim milk
: milk from which the cream has been removed
skim milk
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Medical Definition of skim milk
: milk from which the cream has been taken
— called also
skimmed milk
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