chaperon — or chaperone [shap′ər ōn΄, shap΄ər ōn′] n. [Fr < OFr, head covering, hood (hence, protection, protector) < chape: see CHAPE] a person, esp. an older or married woman, who accompanies young unmarried people in public or is present at their… … English World dictionary
chaperon — chaperonage /shap euh roh nij/, n. chaperonless, adj. /shap euh rohn /, n. 1. a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women. 2 … Universalium
Chaperon (Protein) — Chaperone (engl. Anstandsdamen) sind Proteine, die neu synthetisierten Proteinen „helfen“, sich korrekt zu falten. Die Bezeichnung wurde gewählt, „da sie unreife Proteine vor schädlichen Kontakten bewahren“. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Funktion 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chaperone — or Chaperon may refer to: Chaperone (social) or chaperon, an adult who accompanies or supervises young people on social occasions Chaperone (clinical), a person who acts as a witness for a patient and a medical practitioner during a medical… … Wikipedia
chaperone — meaning ‘someone who accompanies a young unmarried woman’, is the recommended spelling, not chaperon. It is pronounced shap ǝ rohn … Modern English usage
chaperone — (also chaperon) ► NOUN dated ▪ an older woman responsible for the behaviour of an unmarried girl at social occasions. ► VERB ▪ accompany and look after. DERIVATIVES chaperonage noun. ORIGIN originally denoting a hood, regarded as giving… … English terms dictionary
chaperon — I chaperone UK [ˈʃæpərəʊn] / US [ˈʃæpəˌroʊn] or chaperon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chaperone : singular chaperone plural chaperones 1) in the past, an older woman who went with a young woman who was not married to a social event to make … English dictionary
chaperone — I chaperone UK [ˈʃæpərəʊn] / US [ˈʃæpəˌroʊn] or chaperon UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chaperone : singular chaperone plural chaperones 1) in the past, an older woman who went with a young woman who was not married to a social event to make … English dictionary
Chaperone (social) — A chaperone (or occasionally chaperon) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or… … Wikipedia
Chaperone — Chaperonin Klasse I aus Escherichia coli in Auf und Seitenansicht. Chaperone (engl. Anstandsdamen) sind Proteine, die neu synthetisierten Proteinen „helfen“, sich korrekt zu falten. Die Bezeichnung wurde gewählt, „da sie unreife Proteine vor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
