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milk powder

milk powder

2 1.8
A dry powder made from milk that you add to water to make milk
  • noun
  • /mɪlk ˈpaʊdər/
: 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
5 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
1 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
2 1.8

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.