idant
/ˈʌɪd(ə)nt/ /ˈɪd(ə)nt/Biology (now historical )
noun
Weismann's term for: each of the chromatin bodies in the nucleus of a reproductive cell, regarded as an aggregation of units of heredity.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856–1943), zoologist. From German Idant from Id + -ant, arbitrary suffix.