noun
the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
• Syn: ↑chromatin
• Derivationally related forms: ↑chromatinic (for: ↑chromatin)
• Hypernyms: ↑body substance
• Hyponyms: ↑sex chromatin
• Part Holonyms: ↑nucleus, ↑cell nucleus, ↑karyon, ↑chromosome
Useful english dictionary. 2012.