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nonhistone

nonhistone adjective: not derived or obtained from a histone.

Adjective

nonhistone (not comparable)

  1. Not derived or obtained from a histone.

Noun

nonhistone (plural nonhistones)

  1. A chemical compound that is not a histone.

Forms of nonhistone

Adjective
alternative formnon-histone
Noun
pluralnonhistones

Origin of nonhistone

From non- + histone.

Questions about nonhistone

What does nonhistone mean?
Nonhistone means not derived or obtained from a histone.
What part of speech is nonhistone?
Nonhistone can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonhistone in the dictionary

  1. nonhippy
  2. nonhipster
  3. nonhipsters
  4. nonhispanic
  5. nonhistaminergic
  6. nonhistone
  7. nonhistones
  8. nonhistorian
  9. nonhistorians
  10. nonhistoric
  11. nonhistorical

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