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stressee

stressee noun: an organism that is stressed.

Noun

stressee (plural stressees)

  1. an organism that is stressed
    • "Is the problem with the stressor or the stressee, or is it the match between the two?"2007, Ana Maria Davila Gomez, David Crowther, Ethics, Psyche and Social Responsibility - Page 95

Forms of stressee

pluralstressees

Origin of stressee

From stress + -ee.

Questions about stressee

What does stressee mean?
Stressee means an organism that is stressed.
What part of speech is stressee?
Stressee is a noun.
What is the plural of stressee?
The plural of stressee is stressees.

Words near stressee in the dictionary

  1. stresse
  2. stressed
  3. stressed out
  4. stressed-out
  5. stressedness
  6. stressee
  7. stressees
  8. stresser
  9. stressers
  10. stresses
  11. stresses of weather

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