RENNET


Meaning of RENNET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-nət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle English * rennen to cause to coagulate, from Old English gerennan, from ge- together + * rennan to cause to run; akin to Old High German rennen to cause to run, Old English rinnan to run — more at co- , run

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the contents of the stomach of an unweaned animal and especially a calf

b. : the lining membrane of a stomach or one of its compartments (as the fourth of a ruminant) used for curdling milk ; also : a preparation of the stomach of animals used for this purpose

2.

a. : rennin

b. : a substitute for rennin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.