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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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  1. n. A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
  2. n. a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer
  3. A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
  4. A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice ofthe green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.
  5. n a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer