papain
[ puh-pey-in, -pahy-in ]
/ pəˈpeɪ ɪn, -ˈpaɪ ɪn /
noun
Biochemistry.
a proteolytic enzyme found in the fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya.
Pharmacology.
a commercial preparation of this used as a meat tenderizer and in medicine as a digestant.
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Example sentences from the Web for papain
Several writers claim good results with glycerole of papain, pricking it in in the same manner as in tattooing.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin |Henry Weightman StelwagonIts selling point, in the past at least, has been the alleged presence of papain.
British Dictionary definitions for papain
papain
/ (pəˈpeɪɪn, -ˈpaɪɪn) /
noun
a proteolytic enzyme occurring in the unripe fruit of the papaya tree, Carica papaya: used as a meat tenderizer and in medicine as an aid to protein digestion
Word Origin for papain
C19: from
papaya
Medical definitions for papain
papain
[ pə-pā′ĭn, -pī′ĭn ]
n.
An enzyme, or a crude extract containing it, that digests protein, catalyzes the hydrolysis or transfer of esters, amides, or other chemical groups containing sulfur, and is used as a digestive aid.