nuclein

See also: Nuclein

English

Etymology

From German Nuclein, corresponding to nucleus +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɪn/

Noun

nuclein (plural nucleins)

1. (biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus. [from 19th c.]
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, published 2003, page 354:

     While delving microscopically through the pus in surgical bandages, Miescher found a substance he didn't recognize and called it nuclein (because it resided in the nuclei of cells).

Translations

Translations

• German: Nuclein (de) n
• Greek: νουκλεΐνη (el) f (noukleḯni)
• Italian: nucleina (it) f
• Portuguese: nucleína f
• Russian: нуклеи́н (ru) m (nukleín)
• Spanish: nucleína f
• Ukrainian: нуклеї́н m (nuklejín)

See also

• nucleic acid
• protein

Anagrams

• lucenin