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Fromase

Fromase proper noun: a protease produced by the soil fungus Rhizomucor miehei, used as a vegetarian alternative to chymosin in the manufacture of some cheeses.

Proper noun

Fromase

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

Origin of Fromase

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

Questions about Fromase

What does Fromase mean?
Fromase means a protease produced by the soil fungus Rhizomucor miehei, used as a vegetarian alternative to chymosin in the manufacture of some cheeses.
What part of speech is Fromase?
Fromase is a proper noun.

Words near Fromase in the dictionary

  1. fromagophiles
  2. Froman
  3. Fromans
  4. fromard
  5. fromards
  6. Fromase
  7. fromate
  8. frome
  9. Frome St Quintin
  10. fromenteau
  11. fromenty

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