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 | ||