different between butterfat vs caprin

English

Etymology

butter +? fat.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b?t?fæt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b?t?fæt/, /-??-/
• Hyphenation: but?ter?fat

Noun

butterfat (countable and uncountable, plural butterfats)

1. The fatty components of milk and other dairy products.

Alternative forms

• butter fat
• butter-fat

Translations

See also

• buttermilk
• clarified butter
• ghee

References

• “butterfat”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Further reading

• butterfat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

caprin (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The triglyceride of capric acid; a constituent of butterfat

Synonyms

• decanoin

See also

• butyrin

Anagrams

• pranic

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capr?nus. Compare chèvre.

Adjective

caprin (feminine singular caprine, masculine plural caprins, feminine plural caprines)

1. caprine

Noun

caprin m (plural caprins)

1. caprid, goat antelope
2. goat, domestic goat

Related terms

• chèvre

Further reading

• “caprin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French caprin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?prin/

Adjective

caprin m or n (feminine singular caprin?, masculine plural caprini, feminine and neuter plural caprine)

1. caprine, goatlike

Declension

Synonyms

• c?presc

Related terms

• capr?