nuclein
Valid in Scrabble
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- 9
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- Letters
- 7
/ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/(UK)
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/ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/(UK) · /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɪn/
Definition of nuclein
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus.
“While delving microscopically through the pus in surgical bandages, Miescher found a substance he didn't recognize and called it nuclein (because it resided in the nuclei of cells).”
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Etymology
From German Nuclein, corresponding to nucleus + -in.
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