Synonyms & related words for histone

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of histone. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to histone

Explore words related to histone — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nonhistone, nucleosome, chromatin, methylation, phosphorylation, nucleosomal, posttranslational, meromyosin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does histone come from?

The word histone breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hist, from Greek histos (“tissue”); and -one, from Greek one (“chemical suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.