"whey" in the noun sense
1. whey, milk whey
the serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in making cheese
2. whey
watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates
"Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
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