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histone

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɪstəʊn

Definitions

Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.

Equivalents

Españolhistona
Françaishistone
DeutschHiston
6 more languages
Esperantohistono
Suomihistoni
Italianoistone
日本語ピストン
Portuguêshistona
Русскийгисто́н

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

histone deacetylase histoneurology histonomy histoparaffin histopath histopathogenesis

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