| brome | <chemistry> See Bromine. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| brome grass | <botany> Of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat. Origin: L. Bromos a kind of oats, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromelain | <enzyme> Thiol proteasefrom pineapple. (13 Nov 1997) |
| bromelains | <enzyme> Protein-digesting and milk-clotting enzymes found in pineapple fruit juice and stem tissue. Enzymes from the two sources are distinguished as fruit bromelain and stem bromelain. They have anti-inflammatory activity and the enzymatic activity does not disappear as the fruit ripens. Pharmacological action: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. Registry number: EC 3.4.22.4 (12 Dec 1998) |
| bromeliaceous | <botany> Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family. Origin: Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bromelin | One of a group of peptide hydrolases, all thiol proteinases, obtained from pineapple stem; used in tenderizing meats and in producing hydrolysates of proteins; orally administered in the treatment of inflammation and oedema of soft tissues associated with traumatic injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bromelius, C | <person> Swedish botanist, 1639-1705. See: bromelain. (05 Mar 2000) |