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Definition: Papain |
PapainNoun1. A proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Note: Papain \Pa*pa"in\, noun. [From Papaw.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Papain" is a common misspelling or typo for: apian, paladin, papaya, papering, pepsin, pippin. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Medicine | Proteolytic enzyme. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | A proteolytic enzyme obtained from Carica papaya. It is also the name used for a purified mixture of papain and chymopapain that is used as a topical enzymatic debriding agent. EC 3.4.22.2. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Papain |
| English words defined with "papain": tenderiser, tenderizer. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "papain": Benzoylarginine Nitroanilide ♦ Cathepsin B ♦ Leupeptins ♦ Myosin Subfragments ♦ Sodium Cholate. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Papain" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Vietnamese (papain). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
papain | 64 |
papain enzyme | 6 |
papain sullivan | 4 |
papain and bromelain | 3 |
freezing papain | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "papain"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | papain. (various references) | |
Dutch | papaïne. (various references) | |
French | papaïne. (various references) | |
German | Papain. (various references) | |
Greek | παπαΐνη. (various references) | |
Italian | papaina. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apainpay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | papaína. (various references) | |
Russian | папский (apostolic, apostolical, papal). (various references) | |
Spanish | papaína. (various references) | |
Ukranian | папаін. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | Papain. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "papain": papains. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "papain" (pronounced 'Pa*pa"in'): Bavin, BRUIN, Cavin, Cholophaein, Cicutoxin, Colin, Covin, Cumin, Fortin, fraxin, gamin, Glairin, Haemaphaein, haematoidin, Hemaphaein, Hematein, hematoidin, Invertin, Lardacein, Levin, Linoxin, Mydatoxin, Myeloidin, Neo-Latin, Oleoresin, Phthalin, Picrotoxin, Platin, Plevin, Pyin, resin, robin, Rugin, satin, Scheelin, serin, Sewin, Smutchin, spavin, Tapayaxin, Teguexin, Telerythin, Tokin, Tophin, Typhotoxin, Urechitoxin, Venin, Vincetoxin, Whiskin, Xyloidin, Zein. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-n-p-p" | |
-1 letter: apian. | |
-2 letters: nipa, pain, papa, pian, pina. | |
-3 letters: ain, ana, ani, nap, nip, pan, pap, pia, pin, pip. | |
-4 letters: aa, ai, an, in, na, pa, pi. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-n-p-p" | |
+1 letter: papains, paphian. | |
+2 letters: paphians, papyrian, priapean. | |
+3 letters: antipapal, appalling, appealing, appearing, appeasing, appertain, appliance, applicant, lagniappe, palpating, palpation, palpitant. | |
+4 letters: appareling, apparition, appertains, applauding, appliances, applicants, appraising, catnapping, inapparent, lagniappes, palpations, papaverine. | |
+5 letters: antipopular, appallingly, apparelling, apparitions, appealingly, appellation, appertained, application, approaching, approbating, approbation, captainship, coappearing, handicapped, handicapper, hypercapnia, malapropian, palpitating, palpitation, pantropical, papaverines, papermaking, participant, pitapatting, preadapting, preparation, preprandial, propagating, propagation, reappearing, spanakopita, spanokopita, unappealing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 70 61 69 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .- .--. .- .. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110000 01100001 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a p a i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0070 0061 0069 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506782677580 |
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