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Definition of Linin
1. Noun. An obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended.
Definition of Linin
1. a substance in the nucleus of a cell [n -S]
Medical Definition of Linin
1. 1. A bitter glycoside obtained from Linum catharticum (family Linaceae). 2. A protein in linseed. 3. Obsolete term for the threadlike, nonstaining (achromatic) substance of the cell nucleus, on which chromatin granules were thought to be suspended. Origin: L. Linum, fr. G. Linon, flax (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linin
Literary usage of Linin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cell in Development and Inheritance by Edmund Beecher Wilson (1911)
"And, finally, in studying mitosis in sea-urchin eggs I found reason to conclude ('95,
2) that a considerable part of the linin-network, from which the ..."
2. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1916)
"... body is to supply and nourish the linin network during mitosis. To prevent
further confusion, I shall use the older and more familiar term, "nucleolus. ..."
3. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"B. THE linin NETWORK Many protozoan nuclei are permanently in the condition repr
... 134), and like this possess neither membrane nor linin reticulum, ..."
4. Elementary Botany by George Francis Atkinson (1898)
"Chromatin and linin of the nucleus.—In figure 315 is represented a pollen ...
There is a network consisting of very delicate threads, the linin network. ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"You 'ave been absent without leave, an' you'll go into cells for that; an' you 'ave
come back disgustin'ly dressed an' most improper in the linin' o' that ..."
6. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records by Charles William Manwaring (1902)
"Thomas and Isabel Miller), all ye wearing Ap- parell, linin and woolen, wth those
other small things mentioned in the Inventory £5-05-00; also the Cow and ..."
7. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"0-88, which dissolves the resin and leaves white linin ; crystal- usable by
spontaneous evaporation of its solution in absolute alcohol (Pagenstecher). ..."
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