Chaperones

noun verb

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

Definition

  1. (noun) An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
  2. (noun) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
  3. (verb) To act as a chaperone.

Word stats

  • Chaperones contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 9 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 17.

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What does Chaperones mean?

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

How many letters are in Chaperones?

Chaperones has 10 letters.

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