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milk powder

milk powder

1 1.8
A dry powder made from milk that you add to water to make milk
  • noun
  • /mɪlk ˈpaʊdər/
translation icon : leche en polvo
  • An effective home remedy to cure the problem of dark skin would be to mix 1 tsp of milk powder, 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of lemon juice, and 1 tsp of almond oil.
  • nonfat milk powder
  • dry milk powder
  • skim milk powder

OK, so we've got milk powder, sugar, milk ghee.

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Examples

  • For a quick protein boost, add milk powder to your smoothie.

  • Note: milk powder may be omitted in case of milk allergy.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The only thing I need is dry milk powder, I believe, which I don't have.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • OK, so we've got milk powder, sugar, milk ghee.

    Rosanna Pansino

  • "This peanut butter has a lot of extra ingredients: milk powder, oil, sugar, and all the vitamins and minerals that a growing child needs.

    Blog text (14)

  • Fortifying drinks with skimmed milk powder can improve nutritional intake in vulnerable patients.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Fortify milk: mix 1 cup skim milk powder into four cups whole milk (increase protein and energy).

    Academic text (2012)

  • To make a creamy sauce, stir in the milk powder gradually until smooth.

  • You can substitute fresh milk with milk powder in your baking recipes.

Synonyms

powdered milk
vsmilk powder
3 1.4

Dry milk that you mix with water to make liquid milk

is the same concept but named with the words in reverse order
dry milk
vsmilk powder
1 2.4

Powdered milk you get by removing water from milk so it lasts a long time

is used as a fresh liquid substitute rather than for storage emphasis
dried milk
vsmilk powder
1 1.1

Milk with the water removed and left as a powder for storage

focuses on removal by evaporation rather than total dehydration
nonfat dry milk
vsmilk powder
2.3

Powder made from milk with no fat that you mix with water

allows fat to remain and so applies to fuller forms used as substitutes

How Fatty

milk powder
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Surface Forms

milk powder singular
milk powders plural

Morphology

milk + powder

The meaning 'powdered milk' is directly and transparently derived from combining milk (the substance) with powder (a dry form), indicating milk in powdered form. This noun–noun compounding is a regular, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., Spanish 'leche en polvo'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Milk powder comes from the simple idea that fresh milk is dried until it becomes a fine powder so it can be kept without spoiling. Because you can mix it with water later, it is a long-lasting 'substitute' for fresh milk.