1. Unhomogenized milk naturally separates into a small layer of fatty liquid (called cream) and a layer of nearly fat-free liquid (called skim milk). Skimming off the top layer produces the dairy product cream. Modern techniques of cream production involve separating whole milk through the use of centrifuges, greatly speeding up the process.
opah. n. 1. (Animals) a large soft-finned deep-sea teleost fish, Lampris regius (or luna), of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea, having a deep, brilliantly coloured body: family Lampridae. Also called: moonfish or kingfish.
n. pl. opossum or oÂ·posÂ·sums. 1. Any of various nocturnal, usually arboreal marsupials of the family Didelphidae of the Americas, especially Didelphis virginiana of North and Central America, having a thick coat, a long snout, and a long prehensile tail.