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bromelain

[ broh-muh-luhn, -leyn ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. an enzyme, found in pineapple, that breaks down protein and is used as a meat tenderizer.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bromelain1

1890–95; apparently bromel(in) an earlier name for the enzyme ( Bromel(ia) a genus that formerly included the pineapple ( bromeliad ) + -in 2 ) + (pap)ain

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