papain

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

Definition of papain

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.

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Etymology

Attested since the late 1800s. From papaya + -in.

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