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decream

decream verb: to remove cream from.

Verb

decream (third-person singular simple present decreams, present participle decreaming, simple past and past participle decreamed)

  1. (transitive) To remove cream from.
    • manufacturers can decream, add water or both and mix in skimmed milk powder to lower the butterfat content and raise the SNF level.1989, Muhammad S. Anjum, Pakistan's Dairy Industry: Issues and Policy Alternatives, page ix
    • Anatul Mateen Sahibah also related that Hazrat Amman Jan taught her how to decream milk.2011, Munavara (Nabbo) Ghauri, Hazrat Amman Jan: An Inspiration for Us All

Forms of decream

third-person singular presentdecreams
present participledecreaming
past participledecreamed
pastdecreamed

Origin of decream

From de- + cream.

Questions about decream

What does decream mean?
Decream means to remove cream from.
What part of speech is decream?
Decream is a verb.
What is the past tense of decream?
The past tense of decream is decreamed.

Words near decream in the dictionary

  1. decrated
  2. decrater
  3. decraters
  4. decrates
  5. decrating
  6. decream
  7. decreamed
  8. decreaming
  9. decreams
  10. decreasable
  11. decrease

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