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单词 papain
释义

papain

noun

pa·​pa·​in pə-ˈpā-ən How to pronounce papain (audio) -ˈpī-ən How to pronounce papain (audio)
: 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)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And the smaller events, in many cases, produced genes associated with being carnivorous — like the ones that make papain, an enzyme in meat tenderizer. Joanna Klein, New York Times, 19 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from papaya

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

papain

noun

pa·​pa·​in pə-ˈpā-ən How to pronounce papain (audio) -ˈpī- How to pronounce papain (audio)
: 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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