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Meaning of 'papain' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Papain [ n.]
- 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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    Papain is a proteolytic enzyme found in the juice of the fruit and in the leaves of the papaya plant.

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