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chaperones
noun(chap-er-one)
a person (such as a matron) who for propriety accompanies one or more young unmarried women in public or in mixed company
chaperones
noun(chap-er-one)
an older person who accompanies young people at a social gathering to ensure proper behavior; broadly : one delegated to ensure proper behavior
chaperones
noun(chap-er-one)
any of a class of proteins (such as heat-shock proteins) that facilitate the proper folding of proteins by binding to and stabilizing unfolded or partially folded proteins —called also molecular chaperone
chaperones
verb(chap-er-one)
escort
chaperones
verb(chap-er-one)
to act as chaperone to or for
chaperones
verb(chap-er-one)
to act as a chaperone

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