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Enzyme that can curdle milk
Answer for the clue "Enzyme that can curdle milk ", 6 letters:
rennin
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate [syn: chymosin ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
milk-curdling enzyme, 1897, from rennet + -in (2).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context enzyme English) A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.
Usage examples of rennin.
The necessity of a milk-curding enzyme, somewhat similar to the rennin of the gastric juice, is not understood.