Home › Words › B › basichromatinbasichromatinbasichromatin means the basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.EtymologyFrom basi- + chromatin.nounThe basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.euchromatin 61% match — uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes vs basichromatin →hyperbasophilic 61% match — Of or relating to hyperbasophilia. vs basichromatin →basophilia 60% match — The condition of being basophilic (“easily stained with basic [high-pH] dyes”). vs basichromatin →basophilism 59% match — Synonym of basophilia. vs basichromatin →basophilic 59% match — Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. vs basichromatin →chromatoid 58% match — Resembling chromatin. vs basichromatin →hyperbasophilia 58% match — An extreme form of basophilia. vs basichromatin →centrochromatin 58% match — The chromatin from which a centromere is constructed vs basichromatin →