bromelain
noun
bromelain is spelled B-R-O-M-E-L-A-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bromelain means “Either of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bromelain is bromelains.
How many letters and syllables are in bromelain?
| Letters | 9: B-R-O-M-E-L-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bromelain?
Bromelain appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bromelain
- bromelains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bromelain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two proteolytic enzymes, found in pineapples, that are used as meat tenderizers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bromelain come from?
From translingual Bromelia + -in with simplification.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).