chromatin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -in.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/

Noun

chromatin (plural chromatins)

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

Derived terms

• idiochromatin
• trophochromatin

Translations

complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins

• French: chromatine (fr) f
• Italian: cromatina (it) f
• Japanese: クロマチン (ja) (kuromachin), 染色質 (ja) (せんしょくしつ, senshokushitsu)
• Malay: kromatin

• Portuguese: cromatina (pt)
• Spanish: cromatina f
• Swedish: kromatin (sv)
• Tagalog: kulayin