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perichromatic

perichromatic adjective: surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus.

Adjective

perichromatic (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus

Origin of perichromatic

From peri- + chromatic.

Words that rhyme with perichromatic

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Questions about perichromatic

What does perichromatic mean?
Perichromatic means surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus.
What part of speech is perichromatic?
Perichromatic is an adjective.

Words near perichromatic in the dictionary

  1. perichordal
  2. perichordally
  3. perichords
  4. perichoresis
  5. perichoretic
  6. perichromatic
  7. perichromatin
  8. perichromosomal
  9. periciazine
  10. pericicatricial
  11. periciliary

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