n. (Biochem.) A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31, 000. Also called
n. See 2d Rennet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it instead of renning, to turn milk. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]