rennet

[ ren-it ]

noun

the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
the rennin-containing substance from the stomach of the calf.

a preparation or extract of the rennet membrane, used to curdle milk, as in making cheese, junket, etc.

Origin of rennet

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English gerennan,Old High German gerennen to coagulate; akin to run

Words Nearby rennet

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How to use rennet in a sentence

Dosed with rennet—an enzyme produced in a calf’s stomach—it separates into the curds and whey beloved by Miss Muffet, ready to be drained, molded, and fermented into cheese.
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Precision fermentation, which has been used for many years for insulin, or food ingredients such as rennet, is already presenting remarkable progress, potentially solving protein and other production gaps.
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It is also obtained by the use of rennet, and the process of curding milk is simply the coagulation of its caseine.
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If newer than 12 months, the rennet is thought to make the cheese heave or swell, and become full of eyes or holes.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
Some even recommend, that the liquid rennet should not be used until it is at least two months old.
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If only one has been infused, and the rennet is intended for immediate use, the infusion requires only to be skimmed and strained.
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The acidity of the lemon will, no doubt, increase also the coagulating power of any rennet to which it may be added.
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British Dictionary definitions for rennet

rennet

/ (ˈrɛnɪt) /

noun

- the membrane lining the fourth stomach (abomasum) of a young calf
- the stomach of certain other young animals
a substance, containing the enzyme rennin, prepared esp from the stomachs of calves and used for curdling milk in making cheese and junket

Origin of rennet

C15: related to Old English gerinnan to curdle, run

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