Fromase

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French fromage (cheese) +‎ -ase, coined as a trademark.

Proper noun[edit]

Fromase

  1. (biochemistry) A protease produced by the soil fungus Rhizomucor miehei, used as a vegetarian alternative to chymosin in the manufacture of some cheeses.

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