rennin

Noun
Synonyms: chymosin

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulateSynonyms: chymosin
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.) A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also called chymosin, rennase, and abomasal enzyme. --[Merck Man. 11] [1913 Webster]
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