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- noun biology A
defensive response to another organism's defense, such as of a parasite or pathogen
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Examples
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And Mr. Cuomo's allies are planning a counterdefense, reactivating the Committee to Save New York, a lobbying coalition largely financed by wealthy New York City business and real-estate figures.
Pressure to Raise Taxes Jacob Gershman 2011
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On evolution's treadmill of the gods, viruses developed an extraordinary counterdefense against RNA interference: DNA.
Archive 2006-10-01 2006
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On evolution's treadmill of the gods, viruses developed an extraordinary counterdefense against RNA interference: DNA.
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Aëroplanes, biplanes, monoplanes, and the other innumerable host of small craft so often quoted as a possible counterdefense against the
The Secrets of the German War Office Dr. Armgaard Karl Graves
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