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Papain
Webster's Dictionary
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Papain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/papain.html. 1828.