chromatin

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/

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chromatin (countable and uncountable, plural chromatins)

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

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