nhiễm sắc thể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 染色體, composed of 染色 (“dyeing”) and 體 (“body”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲiəm˦ˀ˥ sak̚˧˦ tʰe˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲiəm˧˨ ʂak̚˦˧˥ tʰej˧˨] ~ [ɲiəm˧˨ sak̚˦˧˥ tʰej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲim˨˩˦ ʂak̚˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦] ~ [ɲim˨˩˦ sak̚˦˥ tʰej˨˩˦]

Noun

nhiễm sắc thể

1. (cytology, genetics) a chromosome