ACHROMATIN
\ˈakɹə͡ʊmˌatɪn], \ˈakɹəʊmˌatɪn], \ˈa_k_ɹ_əʊ_m_ˌa_t_ɪ_n]\
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By Noah Webster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Flemming's term for the non-fibrillated proteid portion of the nucleus of an animal or vegetable cell, which does not become deeply colored by staining reagents. There are three so-called a. substances: linin, matrix, and amphipyrenin. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Platidiam
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