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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: papain (0.00993 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to papain.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: papain papain n : a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
English → English (gcide) Definition: papain papaya \pa*pa"ya\, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] 1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passiflore[ae]; called also papaw and pawpaw. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains papain, a protease. [1913 Webster + PJC]

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