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Noun: tenderiser  'ten-du,rI-zu(r)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: tenderizer)
  1. A substance (such as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
    "They used a meat tenderiser to soften the tough cut of beef";
    - tenderizer

Derived forms: tenderisers

Type of: chemical compound, compound