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karyophilic

karyophilic adjective: having an affinity to the nucleus of a cell.

Adjective

karyophilic (not comparable)

  1. Having an affinity to the nucleus of a cell

Origin of karyophilic

From karyo- + -philic.

Questions about karyophilic

What does karyophilic mean?
Karyophilic means having an affinity to the nucleus of a cell.
What part of speech is karyophilic?
Karyophilic is an adjective.

Words near karyophilic in the dictionary

  1. karyonide
  2. karyonides
  3. karyons
  4. karyopherin
  5. karyopherins
  6. karyophilic
  7. karyoplasm
  8. karyoplasmic
  9. karyoplasms
  10. karyoplast
  11. karyoplasts

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