Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The achromatin or linin of the nucleus of the cell, as contrasted with the chromatin.
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They are: the chromatin, or coloured nuclear substance, which has a peculiar property of tingeing itself deeply with certain colouring matters (carmine, haematoxylin, etc.), and the achromin (or linin, or achromatin), a colourless nuclear substance that lacks this property.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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The two daughter-stars, produced by the breaking of the loops of the mother-star (moving away), with Upper daughter-crown, Connecting threads of the two crowns (achromin), Lower daughter-crown and
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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(sphere of attraction), Nuclear spindle (achromin, colourless matter) and Nuclear loops (chromatin, coloured matter).
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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