chaperone
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃæ.pəˌɹoʊn/noun
Definitions
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
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.
verb
Definitions
To act as a chaperone.