Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rennin

/ˈɹɛ.nɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ren-nin
IPA: /ˈɹɛ.nɪn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English rennet Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English rennin From rennet + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rennins (plural)

Derived Forms

renninogen

Synonyms

chymosin rennase

Rhymes With

lennon lenin

Questions

How do you pronounce rennin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛ.nɪn/.
What does rennin mean?: A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese.
Where does rennin come from?: Etymology tree English rennet Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English rennin From rennet + -in.

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