histone
English
/ˈhɪstəʊn/, /ˈhɪstoʊn/
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Histon derived from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (stand, put, set, weigh, I stand, place, make stand).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἵστημι
Gloss
stand, put, set, weigh, I stand, place, make stand
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- antihistone English
- macrohistone English
- nonhistone English
- nucleohistone English
- phosphohistone English
- Histon German
- Στησίμβροτος Ancient Greek
- Στησίχορος Ancient Greek
- διίστημι Ancient Greek
- καθίστημι Ancient Greek
- μεθίστημι Ancient Greek
- μετανίστημι Ancient Greek
- στάσις Ancient Greek
- στατήρ Ancient Greek
- στατικός Ancient Greek
- συνίστημι Ancient Greek
- ψυχοστασία Ancient Greek
- ἀφίστημι Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσταμαι Ancient Greek
- ἐπιστήμη Ancient Greek
- ἵστημι Ancient Greek
- ὑποστάτης Ancient Greek
- *hístāmi Proto-Hellenic
- στέω Italiot Greek