RENNET


Meaning of RENNET in English

n.1 curdled milk found in the stomach of an unweaned calf, used in curdling milk for cheese, junket, etc.

2 a preparation made from the stomach-membrane of a calf or from certain fungi, used for the same purpose.

Etymology: ME, prob. f. an OE form rynet (unrecorded), rel. to RUN

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.