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rennet
rennet substance containing rennin, an enzyme having the property of clotting, or curdling, milk. It is used in the making of cheese and junket. Rennet is obtained from the stomachs of young mammals living on milk, especially from the inner lining of the fourth, or true, stomach (abomasum) of milk-fed calves. The preparation of rennet was formerly a part of the domestic function of making cheese; the inner membrane was kept in salt, dried, and, when rennet was needed, soaked in water. Now extract of rennet is made and sold commercially. It is usually prepared by soaking the tissues in warm, slightly salted water and straining and preserving the resulting liquid. Heat interferes with the action of rennet. |
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"rennet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rennet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-rennet.html "rennet." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-rennet.html |
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rennet Substance used to curdle milk in cheesemaking. Obtained as an extract from the inner lining of the fourth stomach of calves and other young ruminants, rennet is rich in rennin, an enzyme that coaguIates the casein (protein) of milk.
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"rennet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rennet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rennet.html "rennet." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rennet.html |
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ren·net / ˈrenit/ • n. curdled milk from the stomach of an unweaned calf, containing rennin and used in curdling milk for cheese. ∎ any preparation containing rennin, esp. a pudding. |
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"rennet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rennet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rennet.html "rennet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rennet.html |
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rennet curdled milk in a calf's stomach, preparation used in curdling milk for cheese. XV. prob. south-eastern repr. of an OE. *rynet (f. *run- RUN) and corr. to (dial.) runnet (XV).
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T. F. HOAD. "rennet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rennet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rennet.html T. F. HOAD. "rennet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rennet.html |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "rennet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "rennet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-rennet.html DAVID A. BENDER. "rennet." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-rennet.html |
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rennet
rennet •dammit, Hammett, Mamet
•emmet, semmit
•helmet, pelmet
•remit • limit • kismet • climate
•comet, grommet, vomit
•Goldschmidt
•plummet, summit
•Hindemith
•hermit, Kermit, permit
•gannet, granite, Janet, planet
•magnet • Hamnett • pomegranate
•Barnet, garnet
•Bennett, genet, jennet, rennet, senate, sennet, sennit, tenet
•innit, linnet, minute, sinnet
•cygnet, signet
•cabinet • definite • Plantagenet
•bonnet, sonnet
•cornet, hornet
•unit
•punnet, whodunnit (US whodunit)
•bayonet • dragonet • falconet
•baronet • coronet
•alternate, burnet
•sandpit • carpet • armpit • decrepit
•cesspit • bear pit • fleapit
•pipit, sippet, skippet, snippet, tippet, Tippett, whippet
•limpet • incipit • limepit
•moppet, poppet
•cockpit • cuckoo-spit • pulpit • puppet
•crumpet, strumpet, trumpet
•parapet • turnspit
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"rennet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rennet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rennet.html "rennet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rennet.html |
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