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chromatin

/ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
chro-matin
IPA
/ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chromatins (plural)

Derived Forms

antichromatin basichromatin centrochromatin chromatic chromatinic chromatinisation chromatinization chromatinolysis euchromatin heterochromatin idiochromatin interchromatin

Synonyms

chromatin granule

Questions

How do you pronounce chromatin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/.
What does chromatin mean?
A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
Where does chromatin come from?
It is traced to German.

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