English Explanatory Dictionary

bromelain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers.

Word forms

bromelain bromelains

Etymology

From translingual Bromelia + -in with simplification.

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