rennet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket

WordNet

Ren"net noun
Etymology
F. rainette, reinette, perhaps fr. raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like this kind of frog. Cf. Ranunculus.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette. Mortimer.
Ren"net noun
Etymology
AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan to curdle, coagulate. See Run, v.
Definitions
  1. The inner, or mucous, membrance of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk. Written also runnet.

Webster 1913