rennet

ˈrɛnɪt

Definition

Definition of rennet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

food

TECH.

enzyme used to curdle milk in cheese-making

TECH.

Rennet is essential for making cheddar cheese.

coagulant

vegetarian option

TECH.

plant extract used to curdle milk for cheesemaking

TECH.

Vegetarian cheeses often use rennet derived from plants.

coagulant

enzyme

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plant extract used to curdle milk for cheesemaking

Origin of rennet

Old English, rennan (to run)

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rennin

catalyst

enzyme in rennet that changes milk protein for cheese making

Examples of rennet in a sentence

The recipe called for a specific type of rennet.
This cheese uses rennet from thistle plants.
Rennet from figs is a common vegetarian alternative.

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French:présure, coagulant végétal, ...
German:Lab, pflanzliches Lab, ...
Italian:caglio, caglio vegetale, ...
Spanish:cuajo, extracto vegetal de cuajo, ...
Portuguese:coalho, coalho vegetal, ...
Chinese:凝乳酶, ...
Japanese:レンネット, 植物性レンネット, ...
Arabic:مِنْفَحَة, مِنْفَحَة نَباتِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:רֶנֶט, מֵעִיָּה, ...
Russian:сычужный фермент, растительный реннет, ...
Ukrainian:сичужний фермент, рослинний сичужний фермент, ...
Hindi:रेनेट, वनस्पति रेनेट, ...
Bengali:রেনেট, উদ্ভিজ্জ রেনেট, ...
Catalan:quall, quall vegetal, ...
Czech:syřidlo, rostlinné syřidlo, ...
Danish:løbe, vegetabilsk osteløbe, ...
Dutch:stremsel, plantaardig stremsel, ...
Greek:πυτιά, φυτική πυτιά, ...
Hungarian:rennin, növényi oltóanyag, ...
Khmer:រ៉េនណិត, សារធាតុធ្វើឱ្យទឹកដោះគោកក, ...
Korean:레넷, 식물성 레넷, ...
Persian:مایه پنیر, مایه پنیر گیاهی, ...
Polish:podpuszczka, podpuszczka roślinna, ...
Portuguese (BR):coalho, coalho vegetal, ...
Romanian:cheag, cheag vegetal, ...
Swedish:löpe, vegetabiliskt löpe, ...
Thai:เรนเนต, น้ำย่อย, ...
Turkish:şirden, bitkisel peynir mayası, ...
Vietnamese:men dịch vị, men dịch, ...

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Definition of rennet - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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