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papains

papains is the plural of papain.

Meaning of papain

Noun

papain (countable and uncountable, plural papains)

  1. A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.

Questions about papains

What is papains the plural of?
Papains is the plural of papain.

Words near papains in the dictionary

  1. papahood
  2. papaia
  3. papaias
  4. papain
  5. papainase
  6. papains
  7. papaitan
  8. papaji
  9. papajis
  10. papakainga
  11. papakaingas

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