rennet

views updated May 23 2018

ren·net / ˈrenit/ • n. curdled milk from the stomach of an unweaned calf, containing rennin and used in curdling milk for cheese. ∎ any preparation containing rennin, esp. a pudding.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

rennet

views updated May 11 2018

rennet Substance used to curdle milk in cheesemaking. Obtained as an extract from the inner lining of the fourth stomach of calves and other young ruminants, rennet is rich in rennin, an enzyme that coaguIates the casein (protein) of milk.

World Encyclopedia

rennet

views updated May 18 2018

rennet Extract of calf stomach; contains the enzyme chymosin (rennin) which clots milk. Used in cheese making and for junket.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

rennet

views updated May 29 2018

rennet curdled milk in a calf's stomach, preparation used in curdling milk for cheese. XV. prob. south-eastern repr. of an OE. *rynet (f. *run- RUN) and corr. to (dial.) runnet (XV).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD