decream

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ cream.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To remove cream from.
    • 1989, Muhammad S. Anjum, Pakistan's Dairy Industry: Issues and Policy Alternatives, page ix:
      manufacturers can decream, add water or both and mix in skimmed milk powder to lower the butterfat content and raise the SNF level.
    • 2011, Munavara (Nabbo) Ghauri, Hazrat Amman Jan: An Inspiration for Us All:
      Anatul Mateen Sahibah also related that Hazrat Amman Jan taught her how to decream milk.
    • 2017, Edgar Spreer, Milk and Dairy Product Technology, page 80:
      In order to shorten the distance for the fat particles and thus accelerate the decreaming, disks are inserted into the bowl which form a multitude of thin milk layers with the corresponding short distances.
    • 2023, Edward Shizha, ‎Edward Makwarimba, Immigrant Lives: Intersectionality, Transnationality, and Global Perspectives, page 480:
      Ironically, through the [...] "brain drain" of professionals from the Global South, Canada seeks to "decream” the best and brightest human capital out of the Global South for its own benefit. This brain drain and decreaming process involves attracting the highly educated, trained, and "intelligent" human capital with the promise of a good life, []

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