chromatin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
    chromatin granule.

WordNet


Chro"ma*tin noun
Etymology
Gr. , , color.
Definitions
  1. (Biol.) Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.

Webster 1913