PAPAIN


Meaning of PAPAIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: p ə - ' p ā - ə n, - ' p ī - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from papaya

Date: circa 1889

: a protease in the juice of unripe papaya that is used especially as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine (as in the topical debridement of necrotic tissue)

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