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noun
A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chromatin granule
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body substance
Narrower terms: sex chromatin
History
Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”).
Across languages
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