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ren⋅net

  [ren-it]
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–noun
1. the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
2. the rennin-containing substance from the stomach of the calf.
3. a preparation or extract of the rennet membrane, used to curdle milk, as in making cheese, junket, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; cf. OE gerennan, OHG gerennen to coagulate; akin to run
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ren·net   (rěn'ĭt)   
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.]
ren·nin   (rěn'ĭn)   
n.  An enzyme that catalyzes the coagulation of milk, found in the gastric juice of the fourth stomach of young ruminants and used in making cheeses and junkets. Also called chymosin, rennet.

[renn(et) + -in.]
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Word Origin & History

rennet  (1)
"inner membrane of a calf's stomach," c.1400, probably from an unrecorded O.E. *rynet, related to gerennan "cause to run together," because it makes milk run or curdle; from P.Gmc. *rannijanan, causative of *renwanan "to run" (see run). Cf. Ger. rinnen "to run," gerinnen "to curdle."

rennet  (2)
variety of apple, c.1568, from Fr. reinette, lit. "little queen," dim. of reine "queen," from L. regina (see Regina).
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Main Entry: ren·net
Pronunciation: 'ren-&t
Function: noun
1 a : the contents of the stomach of an unweaned animal and especially a calf b : the lining membrane of a stomach or one of its compartments (as the fourth of a ruminant) used for curdling milk; also : a preparation of the stomach of animals usedfor this purpose
2 a : RENNIN b : a substitute for rennin
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