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chymosin
 

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Noun chymosin has 1 sense
  1. rennin, chymosin - an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
    --1 is a kind of enzyme; coagulase
    --1 is a substance of gastric juice; rennet

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Chymosin

Noun:

Chymosin is an enzyme found in the stomach of young mammals, especially cows, which is used in the production of cheese.

Sample Sentence:

In cheese-making, chymosin is added to coagulate and separate the curds from the whey.

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Adjective:

Chymosin refers to something relating to or derived from the stomach enzyme chymosin.

Sample Sentence:

The chymosin enzyme plays a crucial role in the cheese-making process.

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