parachromatin

noun

para·​chromatin

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: any of various nonstaining or feebly straining nuclear elements that are a particular kind of protoplasm (as linin or spindle fibers) or are various artifacts

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary para- entry 1 + chromatin

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