histone

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪstəʊn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɪstoʊn/

Noun

histone (plural histones)

(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.

Translations

water-soluble protein

Esperanto: histono
French: histone (fr)
German: Histon
Italian: istone (it) m
Japanese: ヒストン (ja) (hisuton)

Portuguese: histona
Russian: гисто́н (ru) m (gistón)
Spanish: histona
Swedish: histon (sv)

Anagrams

Hinotes, noiseth, thiones, this one

French

Noun

histone f (plural histones)

(biochemistry) histone

Further reading

“histone” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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