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Webster 1913 Edition
Papain
Pa-pa′in
,Noun.
[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. Definition 2024
papain
papain
English
Noun
papain (plural papains)
- (biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.