Rennet
Definition of Rennet
Ren´net
Pronunciation:
r?n´n?t
n.
1.
(Bot.)
A
name
of
many
different
kinds
of
apples
.
Cf
.
Reinette
.
1.
The
inner
,
or
mucous
,
membrane
of
the
fourth
stomach
of
the
calf
,
or
other
young
ruminant
.
2.
an
infusion
or
preparation
of
the
calf
stomach
lining
,
used
for
coagulating
milk
.
The
active
principle
in
this
coagulating
action
is
the
enzyme
rennin
.
Cheese rennet
(Bot.)
See
under
Cheese
.
Rennet ferment
(Physiol. Chem.)
the
enzyme
rennin
,
present
in
rennet
and
in
variable
quantity
in
the
gastric
juice
of
most
animals
,
which
has
the
power
of
curdling
milk
.
The
enzyme
presumably
acts
by
changing
the
casein
of
milk
from
a
soluble
to
an
insoluble
form
.
Rennet stomach
(Anat.)
the
fourth
stomach
,
or
abomasum
,
of
ruminants
.
Related Words
chymosin
,
organic
compound
,
rennin
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