English noun: chromatin | |||
1. | chromatin (body) the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes | ||
Synonyms | chromatin granule | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body substance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sex chromatin | ||
Part meronym | cell nucleus, chromosome, karyon, nucleus | ||