guardee

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English

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Etymology 1

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From guard +‎ -ee.

Noun

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guardee (plural guardees)

  1. (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

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Noun

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guardee (plural guardees)

  1. (rare) guardsman

Anagrams

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Old French

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Verb

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guardee

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of guarder
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