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chromatin

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"Gene-packing stuff"

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹəʊmətɪn/Part of speech nounSorted achimnortStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2H3R4O5M6A7T8I9N

Definitions

  1. DNA and protein material in a cell nucleus.

Word origin

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

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