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chymosin

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chy·mo·sin  (km-sn)
n.
See rennin.
[chym(e) + -os(e) + -in.]
chymosin [ˈkaɪməsɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) another name for rennin
[from chyme + -ose2 + -in]
chymosin  (km-sn)
See rennin.
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Noun1.chymosin - an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
rennin
gastric acid, gastric juice - digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
coagulase - an enzyme that induces coagulation
rennet - a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket


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