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papain |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Papain \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: papain n : a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
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