pa|pa|in

pa|pa|in
pa|pa|in «puh PAY uhn, -PY uhn», noun.
1. a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the half-ripe fruit of the papaya, resembling both pepsin and trypsin in its action.
2. a preparation of this in the form of a grayish powder, used medicinally to assist digestion.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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