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perichromatin

perichromatin adjective: surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus.

Adjective

perichromatin (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleus
    Synonyms:
    perichromatic

Synonyms of perichromatin

Origin of perichromatin

From peri- + chromatin.

Questions about perichromatin

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

Words near perichromatin in the dictionary

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

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