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guardee

guardee noun: any protein (involved in an immune system) that when modified by a pathogen becomes bound by a guard protein, precipitating the immune response.

Noun (1)

guardee (plural guardees)

  1. Any protein (involved in an immune system) that when modified by a pathogen becomes bound by a guard protein, precipitating the immune response

Noun (2)

guardee (plural guardees)

  1. (rare) guardsman

Forms of guardee

pluralguardees

Origin of guardee

From guard + -ee.

Questions about guardee

What does guardee mean?
Guardee means any protein (involved in an immune system) that when modified by a pathogen becomes bound by a guard protein, precipitating the immune response.
What part of speech is guardee?
Guardee is a noun.
What is the plural of guardee?
The plural of guardee is guardees.

Words near guardee in the dictionary

  1. guarded one's tongue
  2. guarded rights
  3. guardedly
  4. guardedness
  5. guardednesses
  6. guardee
  7. guardeen
  8. guardeens
  9. guardees
  10. guardenage
  11. guarder

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