heterochromatin

1. Tightly coiled chromosomal material that stains deeply during interphase and is believed to be genetically inactive.

2. Densely staining chromatin that appears as nodules in or along chromosomes and contains relatively few genes.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
heterochromatin	25	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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recheat	12
reciter	9
recrate	9
reenact	9
reinter	7
rematch	14
remoter	9
rentier	7
reteach	12
retinae	7
retrace	9
retract	9
retrain	7
retreat	7
rhonchi	15
ricotta	9
romaine	9
romance	11
roomier	9
rootier	7
rotator	7
tacrine	9
taction	9
taenite	7
tantric	9
tartier	7
teacher	12
tearier	7
tearoom	9
teatime	9
techier	12
tentier	7
teraohm	12
termite	9
ternate	7
terrace	9
terrain	7
terrane	7
terrine	7
tertian	7
tetanic	9
theater	10
theatre	10
thecate	12
theorem	12
thereat	10
therein	10
thereon	10
thereto	10
theriac	12
therian	10
thermae	12
thermic	14
thither	13
thorite	10
tomenta	9
tonearm	9
tonemic	11
tonetic	9
torchon	12
torment	9
torrent	7
tortoni	7
totemic	11
tractor	9
trainee	7
trainer	7
traitor	7
tranche	12
treater	7
tricorn	9
trireme	9
tritoma	9
tritone	7
trochar	12
trochee	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acromion	12
actioner	10
aetheric	13
amoretti	10
amoretto	10
anchoret	13
anoretic	10
anorthic	13
anterior	8
anteroom	10
anthemic	15
antihero	11
antimere	10
carotene	10
carrotin	10
catheter	13
centiare	10
chairmen	15
charette	13
chatroom	15
chattier	13
chertier	13
chimenea	15
choreman	15
choremen	15
chromate	15
chromier	15
chromite	15
coenamor	12
coherent	13
coinhere	13
coinmate	12
comether	15
contrite	10
cornetti	10
cornetto	10
coronate	10
corotate	10
corretto	10
creamier	12
creatine	10
creation	10
cremator	12
croonier	10
earthier	11
earthmen	13
echinate	13
emoticon	12
enricher	13
enthetic	13
erection	10
ethnarch	16
harmonic	15
heartier	11
heathier	14
hematein	13
hematine	13
hematite	13
hereinto	11
hermetic	15
herniate	11
hetaeric	13
hierarch	16
hitherto	14
homeotic	15
hormonic	15
inchoate	13
increate	10
interact	10
intercom	12
intermat	10
iterance	10
martinet	10
menarche	15
merchant	15
meteoric	12
monocrat	12
monteith	13
morticer	12
motioner	10
motorcar	12
natterer	8
neoteric	10
nitrator	8
notchier	13
omniarch	15
oothecae	13
orienter	8
orometer	10
orthicon	13
orthotic	13
ranchero	13
ratooner	8
rattener	8
reaction	10
rearmice	12
recamier	12
recanter	10
recreant	10
remitter	10
remittor	10
remotion	10
reorient	8
retainer	8
reticent	10
retirant	8
retrench	13
retroact	10
rhematic	15
rhetoric	13
romancer	12
romantic	12
roomette	10
rotation	8
rottener	8
taconite	10
tenorite	8
tentoria	8
terminer	10
tetchier	13
tetramer	10
tetrarch	13
thatcher	16
theatric	13
thematic	15
theocrat	13
theremin	13
thermion	13
thermite	13
thionate	11
thirteen	11
thornier	11
threaten	11
toothier	11
torchere	13
torchier	13
traction	10
trecento	10
trencher	13
triactor	10
trichome	15
tricorne	10
trimeter	10
trimotor	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aeronomer	11
aeronomic	13
anchorite	14
anorthite	12
carnotite	11
certainer	11
chatterer	14
chromatin	16
cormorant	13
cremation	13
ectotherm	16
emittance	13
entrechat	14
hatchment	19
heterotic	14
interterm	11
manticore	13
merocrine	13
microtone	13
octameter	13
orientate	9
rectorate	11
reenactor	11
rotameter	11
terminate	11
thatchier	17
theoretic	14
thereinto	12
throatier	12
tonometer	11
toothache	17
torchiere	14
tormenter	11
tormentor	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
charioteer	15
hematocrit	17
heteroatom	15
marionette	12
meritocrat	14
nomothetic	17
recreation	12
remittance	14
retraction	12
tachometer	17
terminator	12
tetrameric	14
trichromat	17
trochanter	15

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
actinometer	15
amenorrheic	18
chronometer	18
orthocenter	16
retroaction	13
theorematic	18

15 Letters	Scrabble® Points
heterochromatin	25