papain
pa·pa·in
noun \pə-ˈpā-ən, -ˈpī-ən\Definition of PAPAIN
: 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)
See Origin of PAPAIN
International Scientific Vocabulary, from papaya
First Known Use: circa 1889
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