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ACHROMATIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does achromatin mean? 

ACHROMATIN (noun)
  The noun ACHROMATIN has 1 sense:

1. the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyesplay

  Familiarity information: ACHROMATIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACHROMATIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("achromatin" is a kind of...):

body substance (the substance of the body)

Holonyms ("achromatin" is a part of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)

Derivation:

achromatinic ((of substance of a cell nucleus) not readily colored by stains)


 Context examples 


The more readily stainable portion of the cell nucleus, forming a network of nuclear fibrils within the achromatin of a cell.

(Chromatin Structure, NCI Thesaurus)



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