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n. - A substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it less tough.

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  • Bai fang was a meat tenderiser that looked like white rock salt.
  • My wife is a pediatrician and to relieve itchiness from insect bites she always recommends meat tenderiser instead of any other over-the-counter medicine.
  • Lifehacker readers teach us how to patch our bike tires in a pinch, how we can relieve itching with meat tenderiser, and that burning bras could save our lives.
  • She couldn't bear to see her son suffering such pain and she seriously doubted whether a meat tenderiser would ever work, so after a few tries she stopped the treatment.
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