c 3 h 4 r 1 o 1 m 3 a 1 t 1 i 1 n 1
9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
originBorrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- harmonic 15
- omniarch 15
- monarch 14
- nomarch 14
- anorthic 13
- chimar 13
- chroma 13
- morcha 13
- romantic 12
- chantor 12
- chariot 12
- haricot 12