nonhistone

N1O1N1H4I1S1T1O1N1E1

adjective

Not derived or obtained from a histone.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivenonhistone (not comparable)

alternative non-histone

  1. not comparableNot derived or obtained from a histone.
nounnonhistone (plural nonhistones)

plural nonhistones · alternative non-histone

  1. A chemical compound that is not a histone.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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