Enzyme that curdles milk

• Milk coagulator
• Cheesemaking enzyme
• An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice
• Enzyme in milk
• Enzyme that can curdle milk

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate [syn: chymosin ]

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.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.) A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also called chymosin , rennase , and abomasal enzyme . --[Merck Man. 11]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
milk-curdling enzyme, 1897, from rennet + -in (2).