Verb
defend somebody or something from harm
fending off
Cockroaches may hold the key to fending off dangerous bacterial infections. Potent chemicals found in the their brain were able to kill 90% of E. coli and MRSA in lab-based tests.
Cockroaches may hold the key to fending off dangerous bacterial infections. Potent chemicals found in the their brain were able to kill 90% of E. coli and MRSA in lab-based tests.