[ 'hɪstəʊn ]
■ noun Biochemistry any of a group of basic proteins found in chromatin.
Origin
C19: Ger. Histon , perh. from Gk histanai 'arrest' or from histos 'web, tissue'.
HISTONE
Meaning of HISTONE in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004