chromosomin

noun

chro·​mo·​so·​min

¦krōmə¦sōmə̇n

plural -s

: an acid protein rich in tryptophan isolated from fish sperm and regarded by some as a major component of the chromosomes

Word History

Etymology

chromosome + -in

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Rhymes for chromosomin

• abdomen
• cognomen
• bowman
• bowmen
• coman
• foeman
• foemen
• gnomon
• nomen
• omen
• roman
• showman