PAPAIN


Meaning of PAPAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈpā-ən, -ˈpī-ən ]

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)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.