bromelain

noun bro·me·lain \ˈbrō-mə-lən, -ˌlān\

Definition of BROMELAIN

: a protease obtained especially from the pineapple

bro·me·lain also bro·me·lin \ˈbrō-mə-lən, brō-ˈmē-\

bromelain by alteration of bromelin, from New Latin Bromelia

First Known Use: 1894

Medical Dictionary

noun bro·me·lain

: a protease obtained from the juice of the pineapple

bro·me·lain also bro·me·lin \ˈbrō-mə-lən\

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