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Word: Histone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: coined in German, perhaps from Greek histanai ‘arrest’ or from histos ‘web, tissue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɪstəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin.
Short Definition:any of group of basic proteins found in chromatin
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