Rennet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹɛnɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rennet is a noun meaning An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.
Meaning
An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of reinette.
Example Sentences
The choice of treats is between a sweet mandarin orange and maybe a lumpy rennet apple. Nothing is packaged; there is only food here in this market, most of it requiring washing and chopping and cooking.
Word Forms
- rennets
Synonyms for rennet
Depending on context, synonyms include renneting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whey, casein, zymogen, enzym, rennin, rennase.
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