rennin
rennin · rennins
A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used…A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.
/ˈɹɛ.nɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.
an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
Translations
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plural: renninsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedrenninogen
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable