GUARDEE

Etymology 1

Noun

guardee (plural guardees)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

guardee (plural guardees)

(rare) guardsman

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• augered

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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