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Meaning of PAPAIN

Pronunciation:  pu'peyin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pa*pa"in\, n. [From {Papaw}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of
the green fruit of the papaw ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical
America.
 

 

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