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histone

/ˈhɪstoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
hi-s-tone
IPA
/ˈhɪstoʊn/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɪstoʊn/
  • British English: /ˈhɪstəʊn/

Inflected Forms

histones (plural)

Derived Forms

antihistone macrohistone nonhistone nucleohistone oncohistone phosphohistone

Phrases

histone deacetylase

Questions

How do you pronounce histone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪstoʊn/.
What does histone mean?
Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
Where does histone come from?
It is traced to German.

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