h 4 i 1 s 1 t 1 o 1 n 1 e 1
7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a simple protein containing mainly basic amino acids; present in cell nuclei in association with nucleic acids
originBorrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
Words from these letters
- ethion 9
- ethnos 9
- honest 9
- hostie 9
- sithen 9
- theins 9
- tonish 9
- ethos 8
- heist 8
- hents 8
- hints 8
- hoise 8