Word: nonhistone
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
hi
stone
Definition: Not derived or obtained from a histone.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: histone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: make stand