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oligopyrene

adjective
ol·​i·​go·​pyrene | \ ¦älə̇gō, ə¦ligə+\

Definition of oligopyrene

: containing less than the normal amount of chromatin —used of a sperm cell — compare apyrene, eupyrene

History and Etymology for oligopyrene

International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + pyrene; probably originally formed as German oligopyren

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