achromatin

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noun

Tissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.

OriginEnglish chromato- ← Ancient Greek χρῶμᾰ (khrômă) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə- →
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Meanings

nounachromatin (countable and uncountable, plural achromatins)

plural achromatins

  1. countableuncountablebiologyTissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
karyochylema

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Ancient Greekχρῶμᾰ (khrômă)
  7. Englishchromato-
  8. Englishachromatin

From a- + chromato- + -in.

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Translations

Finnish akromatiini
  • akromatiiniTranslations
French achromatine
  • achromatineTranslations
Polish achromatyna
  • achromatynaTranslations
Turkish akromatin
  • akromatinTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

machinatormarathonicchromatian
Cite this entry
APA

achromatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatin

MLA

“achromatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achromatin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromatin.

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