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chromatin

  • /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/ UK

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

noun chromatins

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

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noun complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins

Españolcromatina
日本語クロマチン kuromachin, 染色質 senshokushitsu
中文染色質 /染色质 rǎnsèzhì, 核染質 /核染质 hérǎnzhì
Portuguêscromatina
Françaischromatine
DeutschChromatin
Italianocromatina

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"chromatin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chromatin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"chromatin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chromatin.

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@misc{chromatin_2026,
  title = {chromatin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chromatin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}