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染色
rǎnsè
1. dye
Uncommon • Top 24%

Character Breakdown

染
rǎn
dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
HSK 4 9 丶
色
sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
HSK 2 6 丶

Compound Words (9)

染色质
rǎnsèzhì
chromosome
染色体
rǎnsètǐ
chromosome
常染色体
chángrǎnsètǐ
autosomal chromosome
瑞氏染色
ruìshìrǎnsè
Wright's stain (used in studying blood)
多腺染色体
duōxiànrǎnsètǐ
polytene chromosome
染色体倍性
rǎnsètǐbèixìng
ploidy (number of homologous chromosomes)
革兰氏染色法
Gélánshìrǎnsèfǎ
Gram stain (used to distinguished two different kinds of bacteria)
基因染色体异常
jīyīnrǎnsètǐyìcháng
genetic chromosome abnormality
染色体三倍体症
rǎnsètǐsānbèitǐzhèng
trisomy

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