: lacking fat solids : having fat solids removed
nonfat milk

Examples of nonfat in a Sentence

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Add the other half of the spice mixture to the nonfat Greek yogurt and mix. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023 For example, there are only 11.37 g of protein in one cup (240 ml) of whole dry milk after adding water back in, and 12.73 g in the same amount of nonfat dry milk. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonfat was in 1905

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“Nonfat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfat. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

: having no fat or fat solids : having the fat removed
nonfat milk

Medical Definition

: lacking fat solids : having fat solids removed
nonfat milk

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