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foremilk

American  
[fawr-milk, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌmɪlk, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. colostrum.

foremilk British  
/ ˈfɔːˌmɪlk /

noun

  1. another word for colostrum

  2. the first milk drawn from a cow's udder prior to milking

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Etymology

Origin of foremilk

First recorded in 1900–05; fore- + milk

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The early milk, called foremilk, is watery, translucent, and rich in lactose and protein.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The cows were cloned using residual mammary cells found in the yellowish foremilk, or colostrum, produced when a cow gives birth.

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