evaporated milk


noun

unsweetened milk thickened and concentrated by evaporation of water content to approximately half the original weight and then sterilized and canned.

Origin of evaporated milk

First recorded in 1865–70

Example sentences from the Web for evaporated milk

  • You will need to plan with your doctor about putting your baby on an evaporated-milk formula if he is bottle-fed.

    If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime |United States Department of Labor, Children's Bureau

British Dictionary definitions for evaporated milk

evaporated milk

noun

thick unsweetened tinned milk from which some of the water has been evaporated