Fromase

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proper noun

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

OriginFrench fromage →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Frenchfromage“cheese”
  2. EnglishFromase

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

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APA

Fromase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fromase

MLA

“Fromase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fromase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fromase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fromase.

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