Definitions for rennet
ˈrɛn ɪtren·net

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. rennetnoun

   a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rennetnoun

   An enzyme used as the first step in making cheese, to curdle the milk and coagulate the casein in it, derived by soaking the fourth stomach of a milk-fed calf in brine.

2. rennetnoun

   A kind of apple.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rennet, Renetingnoun

   properly reinette, a little queen. A kind of apple.

   A golden rennet is a very pleasant and fair fruit, of a yellow flush, and the best of bearers for all sorts of soil; of which there are two sorts, the large sort and the small. John Mortimer.

   Ripe pulpy apples, as pippins and rennetings, are of a syrupy tenacious nature. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

2. Rennetnoun

   A putredinous ferment coagulates all humours, as milk with rennet is turned. John Floyer, on the Humours.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rennet

   Rennet () is a complex set of enzymes produced in the stomachs of ruminant mammals. Chymosin, its key component, is a protease enzyme that curdles the casein in milk. In addition to chymosin, rennet contains other enzymes, such as pepsin and a lipase. Rennet has traditionally been used to separate milk into solid curds and liquid whey, used in the production of cheeses. Rennet from calves has become less common for this use, to the point that less than 5% of cheese in the United States is made using animal rennet today. Most cheese is now made using chymosin derived from bacterial sources.

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1. rennet

   Rennet is a complex set of enzymes produced in the stomachs of ruminant mammals, such as cows, goats, and sheep, used in the production of most cheeses. It causes milk to curdle and solidify, separating into solids (curds) and liquid (whey), an essential step in the cheese-making process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Rennetnoun

   a name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette

2. Rennet

   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

3. Etymology: [F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr. raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf. Ranunculus.]

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1. Rennet

   Rennet is a complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach, and is often used in the production of cheese. Rennet contains many enzymes, including a proteolytic enzyme that coagulates the milk, causing it to separate into solids and liquid. They are also very important in the stomach of young mammals as they digest their mothers' milk. The active enzyme in rennet is called chymosin or rennin but there are also other important enzymes in it, e.g., pepsin and lipase. There are non-animal sources for rennet that are suitable for consumption by vegetarians.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

2. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rennet in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rennet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rennet
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rennet
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rennet
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennet
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rennet
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rennet
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rennet