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linin

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li·nin  (lnn)
n.
The filamentous, achromatic material in the nucleus of a cell that interconnects chromatin granules.
[Latin lnum, thread; see lno- in Indo-European roots + -in.]
linin [ˈlaɪnɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the network of viscous material in the nucleus of a cell that connects the chromatin granules
[from Latin līnum flax + -in]
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Noun1.lininlinin - an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
body substance - the substance of the body
cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction


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