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heavy cream

heavy cream noun: a rich cream, at least 36 percent of which is milkfat.

Noun

heavy cream (countable and uncountable, plural heavy creams)

  1. (Canada, US) A rich cream, at least 36 percent of which is milkfat.
    Synonyms:
    double cream
  2. (US standards of identity) Pasteurized cream at least 36 percent of which is milkfat, optionally homogenized, and optionally containing added flavor, nutritive sweetener, emulsifier, or stabilizer.

Synonyms of heavy cream

Forms of heavy cream

pluralheavy creams

Questions about heavy cream

What does heavy cream mean?
Heavy cream means a rich cream, at least 36 percent of which is milkfat.
What part of speech is heavy cream?
Heavy cream is a noun.
What is the plural of heavy cream?
The plural of heavy cream is heavy creams.

Words near heavy cream in the dictionary

  1. heavy cakes
  2. heavy cavalries
  3. heavy cavalry
  4. heavy client
  5. heavy clients
  6. heavy cream
  7. heavy creams
  8. heavy cross to bear
  9. heavy cruiser
  10. heavy cruisers
  11. heavy date

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