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    RENNIN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulateplay

    Synonyms:

    chymosin; rennin

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("rennin" is a kind of...):

    enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

    coagulase (an enzyme that induces coagulation)

    Holonyms ("rennin" is a substance of...):

    gastric acid; gastric juice (digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase)

    rennet (a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket)

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