Etymology

tenderizer

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Today it means: Any substance added to meat, especially papain, before cooking in order to make it more tender. Full definition →

English tenderize ← Middle English tender
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  1. Middle Englishtender
  2. Englishtender
  3. Englishtenderize
  4. English todaytenderizer

From tenderize + -er.

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