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CHROMATINIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of substance of a cell nucleus) readily colored by stains
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
achromatinic ((of substance of a cell nucleus) not readily colored by stains)
Pertainym:
chromatin (the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes)
Derivation:
chromatin (the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes)