ren·net (r n  t)n. 1. The inner lining of the fourth stomach of calves and other young ruminants. 2. A dried extract made from the stomach lining of a ruminant, used in cheesemaking to curdle milk. 3. See rennin. [Middle English, probably from Old English *rynet; see rei- in Indo-European roots.] |
rennet [ˈrɛnɪt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)
a. the membrane lining the fourth stomach (abomasum) of a young calf
b. the stomach of certain other young animals
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a substance, containing the enzyme rennin, prepared esp from the stomachs of calves and used for curdling milk in making cheese and junket
[related to Old English gerinnan to curdle, run]
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| Noun | 1. | rennet - a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
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