The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. The filamentous, achromatic material in the nucleus of a cell that interconnects chromatin granules.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The crystallizable bitter principle of Linum catharticum, or purging-flax.
n. The substance which forms the reticulum of the nucleus and incloses the chromatin.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Word Usage
"These filaments are composed of a homogeneous material known as linin, which stains with acid dyes and contains embedded in its substance particles which have a strong affinity for basic dyes."