chymosin

C3H4Y4M3O1S1I1N1

noun

The proteolytic enzyme rennin

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rennin
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Meanings

nounchymosin (countable and uncountable, plural chymosins)

plural chymosins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe proteolytic enzyme rennin

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
rennin
Broader
enzyme
Also see
rennin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

chymosin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymosin

MLA

“chymosin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymosin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chymosin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chymosin.

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