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Whey vs Gainer - What's the difference?

whey | gainer |

As nouns the difference between whey and gainer

is that whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese while gainer is one who gains a profit or advantage.

whey

English

(wikipedia whey)

Noun

(-)
  • The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
  • Derived terms

    * wheyey * wheylike

    See also

    * buttermilk * curd * milk * yogurt

    gainer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who gains a profit or advantage.
  • One who puts on weight.
  • (sports, slang) A diving (or gymnastics) maneuver (from a high-dive diving board or high diving platform) involving a simultaneous inversion and rotation.
  • * 1961 , , chapter 4:
  • I tried a full gainer with a twist, the way he did it, but succeeded only in smacking the water with my thighs.

    Derived terms

    * weight gainer

    References

    * OED2

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