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–noun Biochemistry.

a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.

[Origin: 1895–1900; renn(et) + -in²

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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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rennin
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an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate

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rennin Audio Help (rěn'ĭn) Pronunciation Key
An enzyme that catalyzes the coagulation of milk. Rennin is found in the gastric juice of the fourth stomach of young ruminants and is used in making cheese. Also called chymosin.

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