rennet
noun
- the membrane lining the stomach of an unweaned animal, esp. the fourth stomach of a calf
- the contents of such a stomach
- an extract of this membrane or of the stomach contents, containing rennin and used to curdle milk, as in making cheese or junket
- any substance used to curdle milk
- rennin
See rennet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĕnˈĭt)
noun- The inner lining of the fourth stomach of calves and other young ruminants.
- A dried extract made from the stomach lining of a ruminant, used in cheesemaking to curdle milk.
- See rennin.
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