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English Dictionary: Papain by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papain
n
  1. a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papain \Pa*pa"in\, n. [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.
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