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CHROMATIN
Definition of CHROMATIN
noun
A complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Chromatin, from (combining form of) Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”) + -ινος (-inos, “made of”). Analyzable as chromatic (“of colour”) + -in (“substance”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHROMATIN · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHROMATIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 66 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHROMATIN starts with C and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ACHIMNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHROMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found CHROMATIN?
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