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

chromatic
euchromatin
heterochromatin
idiochromatin
trophochromatin

Translations

complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins

Catalan: cromatina (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 染色質 (zh), 染色质 (zh) (rǎnsèzhì), 核染質 (zh), 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