Nuclein

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈnjuːklɪɪn/

Origin

From German Nuclein, corresponding to nucleus + -in.

Full definition of nuclein

Noun

1. (biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus. from 19th c.
• 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA 2003, p. 354:While delving microscopically through the pus in surgical bandages, Miescher found a substance he didn't recognize and called it nuclein (because it resided in the nuclei of cells).