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Definition of Rennin

1. Noun. An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate.

Definition of Rennin

1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme

Medical Definition of Rennin

1. A proteolytic enzyme that isused to curdle milk to make cheese. Rennin is typically used in the form of rennet, a commercial preparation taken from the abomasum of young calves, but because the demand for rennin is so great, the cheese industry is increasingly turning to rennin-producing microbes such as Mucor miehei and Mucor pusillus. (25 Jun 1999)

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