SINCE 1828
papain
noun
pa·pa·in
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, -ˈpī-ən
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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)
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papain
noun
pa·pa·in
| \ pə-ˈpā-ən
, -ˈpī-
\
, -ˈpī-
\
Medical Definition of papain
: a crystallizable protease in the juice of the green fruit of the papaya obtained usually as a brownish powder and used chiefly as a tenderizer for meat and in medicine as a digestant and as a topical agent in the debridement of necrotic tissue
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