histone
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Definition of histone
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- 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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Histon, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, “make stand”) or ἱστός (histós, “loom”).
Words you can make from histone
166 playable · top: ETHIONS (10 pts)
Best play ethions 10 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
33 words- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
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- SHENT 8 pts
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- SHITE 8 pts
- SHONE 8 pts
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- THENS 8 pts
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- THOSE 8 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
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- NITES 5 pts
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- ONSET 5 pts
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- SETON 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
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- TEINS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
4-letter words
56 words- ETHS 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
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- HISN 7 pts
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- EONS 4 pts
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- TIES 4 pts
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- TONE 4 pts
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3-letter words
48 words- ETH 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
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- HOE 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
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- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
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