Meanings
nounheterochromatin (countable and uncountable, plural heterochromatins)
plural heterochromatins
- countableuncountablebiologyHeterochromatic tightly coiled chromosome material; believed to be genetically inactive
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Englishchromatin
- Englishheterochromatin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 异染色质
- 异染色质 (yìrǎnsèzhì)a tightly packed form of chromatin
French hétérochromatine
- hétérochromatinea tightly packed form of chromatin
Polish heterochromatyna
- heterochromatynaa tightly packed form of chromatin
Portuguese heterocromatina
- heterocromatinaa tightly packed form of chromatin
Russian гетерохроматин
- гетерохроматин (geteroxromatin)a tightly packed form of chromatin
Spanish heterocromatina
- heterocromatinaa tightly packed form of chromatin
Ukrainian гетерохроматин
- гетерохроматин (heteroxromatyn)a tightly packed form of chromatin
Cite this entry
APA
heterochromatin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatin
MLA
“heterochromatin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterochromatin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterochromatin.
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