Pronunciation: ' br ō -m ə -l ə n, - ˌ l ā n
Variant: also bro · me · lin \ ' br ō -m ə -l ə n, br ō - ' m ē - \
Function: noun
Etymology: bromelain by alteration of bromelin, from New Latin Bromelia
Date: 1894
: a protease obtained especially from the pineapple