Rennet — (pronEng|ˈrɛnɪt) is a natural complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach to digest the mother s milk, and often used in the production of cheese. Rennet contains a proteolytic enzyme (protease) that coagulates the milk, causing it to… … Wikipedia
Rennet — Ren net (r?n n?t), n. [F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr. raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf. {Ranunculus}.] (Bot.) A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. {Reinette}. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rennet — ► NOUN 1) curdled milk from the stomach of an unweaned calf, containing rennin and used in curdling milk for cheese. 2) a preparation containing rennin. ORIGIN probably related to RUN(Cf. ↑runnable) … English terms dictionary
rennet — [ren′it] n. [ME rennen, to cause to coagulate < OE gerennan < ge , together (see CO ) + Gmc * rannjan, to cause to run < base of * rinnan (> RUN) + * jan, caus. suffix] 1. a) the membrane lining the stomach of an unweaned animal, esp … English World dictionary
rennet — {{11}}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… … Etymology dictionary
rennet — /ren it/, n. 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… … Universalium
rennet — SYN: chymosin. * * * ren·net ren ət n 1 a) the contents of the stomach of an unweaned animal and esp. 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 … Medical dictionary
rennet — [15] Rennet probably goes back to an unrecorded Old English *rynet. This appears to have been derived from the verb run, which was used dialectally into the 20th century for ‘curdle’. The underlying notion is of the solid parts of milk ‘running’… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rennet — ren•net [[t]ˈrɛn ɪt[/t]] n. 1) zool. the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals 2) biochem. zool. the rennin containing substance from the stomach of an unweaned animal, esp. a calf 3) coo … From formal English to slang
rennet — I. /ˈrɛnət/ (say renuht) noun 1. the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf, or of the stomach of certain other young animals. 2. Biochemistry the substance from the stomach of the calf which contains rennin. 3. a preparation or extract… …
