chymosin

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chymosin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.)
     A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach
     (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also
     called chymosin, rennase, and abomasal enzyme. --[Merck
     Man. 11]
     [1913 Webster]

chymosin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chymosin
      n 1: an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to
           coagulate [syn: rennin, chymosin]