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rennet |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rennet \Ren"net\, n. [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf gerinnan to curdle, coagulate. [root]11. See {Run}, v.] 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. [Written also {runnet}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rennet \Ren"net\ (r?n"n?t), n. [F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf {Ranunculus}.] (Bot.) A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf {Reinette}. --Mortimer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rennet n : a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
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