rennin

English Thesaurus

1. an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	enzyme,
definition	:	any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	coagulase,
definition	:	an enzyme that induces coagulation (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	gastric acid, gastric juice,
definition	:	digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase (noun.body)

substance meronym	:	rennet,
definition	:	a substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket (noun.substance)