TENDERIZER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tenderizer mean? 

• TENDERIZER (noun)
  The noun TENDERIZER has 1 sense:

1. a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender

  Familiarity information: TENDERIZER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENDERIZER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tenderiser; tenderizer

Hypernyms ("tenderizer" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Domain category:

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Derivation:

tenderize (make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer)

 Context examples 

It is used as a meat tenderizer in the food industry.

(Bromelain, NCI Dictionary)