English Explanatory Dictionary

chromatin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chromatin.wav

Word forms

chromatin chromatins

Etymology

Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”).

Derived words

antichromatin basichromatin centrochromatin chromatic chromatinic chromatinisation chromatinization chromatinolysis euchromatin heterochromatin idiochromatin interchromatin macrochromatin nonchromatin perichromatin trophochromatin
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