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What does rennin mean?

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  1. (biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.
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Animal rennet contains the digestive enzyme rennin, which curdles milk in the normal process of digestion.
The coagulating enzymes, such as thrombin or thrombase and rennin, which causes the clotting of milk.
Deficiency of rennin has the same significance as deficiency of pepsin, and is more easily recognized.
The Council is unable to accept Dr. Balchs result for trypsin or rennin as reliable.
The animal should be unweaned, and thus with a high ability to digest milk, and abundant rennin.
Absence of coagulation at the end of that period will indicate absence of rennin ferment formation.

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