Definition of rennet Rennet
/ɹɛˈnʌt/ - [renut] - ren•net
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What does rennet mean?
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NounPlural: rennets |
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| rennet - a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket | ||
| organic compound any compound of carbon and another element or a radical | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rennet (n.)
A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette. - rennet (v.)
The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rennet
ren′et, n. prepared inner membrane of a calf's stomach, used to make milk coagulate—also Runn′et.—v.t. to treat with rennet.—n. Renn′et-bag, the fourth stomach of a ruminant. [A.S. rinnan, to run; Old Dut. rinsel, curds.] -
rennet
ren′et, n. a sweet kind of apple. [O. Fr. reinette, dim. of reine, queen—L. regina, a queen; or rainette, dim. of raine, a frog—L. rana.]
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🔤- rennet, noun, singular of rennets.
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