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

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Example Sentences

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linin

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 H. W. (Herbert William) Conn

This material is called linin, by which name we shall hereafter refer to it.

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 H. W. (Herbert William) Conn

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

What appear to be threads of a faintly staining material, the linin, traverse it in every direction and form an apparent network.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer

I put my hand into the pocket where it had been and there was a hole right through the linin'.

From The Postmaster by Joseph C. Lincoln

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