Pronunciation: ˌ kr ō -m ə - ' n ē -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ne · ma · ta \ - ' n ē -m ə -t ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from chrom- + Greek n ē mat-, n ē ma thread ― more at NEMAT-
Date: circa 1925
: the coiled filamentous core of a chromatid
– chro · mo · ne · mat · ic \ -ni- ' ma-tik \ adjective