guardee

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noun

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

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Meanings

guardee1

nounguardee (plural guardees)

plural guardees

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

guardee2

nounguardee (plural guardees)

plural guardees

  1. rareguardsman

Origin

From guard + -ee.

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APA

guardee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardee

MLA

“guardee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guardee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardee.

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