English Explanatory Dictionary

linin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules.
  2. A bitter glucoside and purgative obtained from Linum catharticum.

Word forms

linin linins

Etymology

From Latin līnum + -in. Known since the 19th century.

Synonyms

parachromatin
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