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rennet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ren·net /ˈrenɪt/ noun [uncountable]  DFa substance used for making milk thicker in order to make cheese 凝乳酶〔用于制干酪〕
Examples from the Corpus
rennetSo we have to use junket rennet.Very often such cheeses are made with a vegetarian rennet and natural sea salt.
Origin rennet (1400-1500) From an unrecorded ren to thicken a liquid, from Old English gerennan
ren·net nounChineseSyllable
milk Corpus making substance in a used thicker for


rennet
rennet /ˈrenət, ˈrenɪt/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: From an unrecorded ren 'to thicken a liquid', from Old English gerennan
a substance used for making milk thicker in order to make cheese


ren·netBrE /ˈrenɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrenɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a substance that makes milk thick and sour and is used in making cheese 凝乳酶(使牛奶凝结变酸的物质)