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chymosin

noun

an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate

• Syn: ↑rennin

• Hypernyms: ↑enzyme, ↑coagulase

• Substance Holonyms: ↑gastric juice, ↑gastric acid, ↑rennet

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\\ˈkīməsə̇n\ noun (-s)

Etymology: French chymosine, from chyme (from New Latin chymus) + -ose + -ine -in

: rennin

Useful english dictionary. 2012.