linin

British  

/ ˈlaɪnɪn /

noun

1. the network of viscous material in the nucleus of a cell that connects the chromatin granules

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Etymology

Origin of linin

C19: from Latin līnum flax + _-in

Example Sentences

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linin

In the formation of the “resting” nucleus, the chromatin, becoming metabolically active, flows out on to the linin reticulum, all trace of the chromosomes being for the time lost.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Such a cell has a nucleus, with its chromatin, its membrane, and linin, as already described.

From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)

The tetrads usually remain connected by delicate linin threads, as shown in figures 57 and 60, also in figures 62 and 63, the latter taken from the metaphase of the first maturation spindle.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Stevens, Nettie Maria

He tucked it away under the satin linin'.

From Final Proof or the Value of Evidence by Ottolengui, R.

There is, however, in the nucleus another material which forms either threads, or a network, or a mass of granules, which is very different from the linin, and has entirely different properties.

From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)