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Aeration

When air gets into the milk.

Agar

A nutritious seaweed extract that bacteria and fungi can grow in. Allows the laboratory to determine how many bacteria or fungi are present.

Agglomerated Milk Powder

A milk powder in which most of the particles are made up of smaller particles bonded together to form larger particles, which disperse more easily in water when reconstituted.

Agitated

to be stirred continuously.

Alcohol-based sanitiser

A sanitiser that has alcohol chemicals in it.  Alcohol-based sanitisers are often used to sanitise hands.

Alkaline

When a chemical has a pH over 7, also known as “basic” or “alkali”.

Alkaline-based cleaner

A cleaner that has alkaline chemicals in it. Alkaline-based cleaners have a pH above 7.

Allocate

Assign to, or divide up.

AMF

Anhydrous Milk Fat

Amino acids

Basic units that attach to one another in long chains to make polypeptides. Polypeptides join together to make proteins. Proteins can be made up of hundreds and even thousands of amino acids.

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