rennin

Noun
  1. An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice;
    Causes milk to coagulate (synset 115028884)
    is a type 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
    substance meronym:
    • 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
    same as: chymosin

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