Rennase

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.)
     A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach
     (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also
     called {chymosin}, {rennase}, and {abomasal enzyme}. --[Merck
     Man. 11]
     [1913 Webster]