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decondensed

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːkənˈdɛnst/

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adj

Meaning 1

Describing chromatin that has a loosened texture

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English condensed English decondensed From de- + condensed.