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# rennet

noun (rennet — uncountable)

«rennet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A substance, traditionally from a calf's stomach, used to make milk curdle (go thick and lumpy) when making cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#m1)
2. Vegetable or microbial rennet: a similar substance made from plants or microbes, used for vegetarian cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and food lessons, rennet contains an enzyme that makes milk proteins clump into curds, separating them from the liquid whey; curds become cheese. «Little Miss Muffet» ate curds and whey. Vegetarians check cheese labels for animal rennet. Phrases: «animal rennet», «vegetarian rennet», «curds and whey».

### Examples

- Cheesemakers add rennet to milk to make curds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x1)
- Rennet makes the milk go thick and lumpy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x2)
- This cheese is made with vegetarian rennet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x3)
- Traditional rennet comes from a calf's stomach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x4)
- The curds are pressed into cheese and the whey drains away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x5)
- Junket is a soft pudding made with milk and rennet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: «some rennet». The key chemical is an enzyme called chymosin. Food trap: not all cheese is vegetarian, because animal rennet is used in some.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rennet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rennet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rennet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rennet.html) on Mova free.