chymosin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *chymosin*:
NOUN	substance	chymosin, rennin	an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice

English > *chymosin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate.
Synonym	rennin
Broader	coagulase	An enzyme that induces coagulation
Broader	enzyme	Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Substance of	gastric juice, gastric acid	digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase
Substance of	rennet	A substance that curdles milk in making cheese and junket
Spanish	quimosina, renina
Catalan	quimosina, renina

HyperDic: chymosin