chromatin

See also: Chromatin

English

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”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/

Noun

chromatin (plural chromatins)

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

Derived terms

Translations

complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins

Catalan: cromatina (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 染色質／染色质 (zh) (rǎnsèzhì), 核染質／核染质 (zh) (hérǎnzhì)
French: chromatine (fr) f
German: Chromatin (de) n
Italian: cromatina (it) f
Japanese: クロマチン (ja) (kuromachin), 染色質 (ja) (せんしょくしつ, senshokushitsu)
Kazakh: хроматин (xromatin)
Khmer: ក្រូម៉ាទីន (km) (kroumaatiin)
Malay: kromatin
Portuguese: cromatina (pt)
Spanish: cromatina f
Swedish: kromatin (sv)
Tagalog: kulayin

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