32. This coil or skein of ribbon subsequently divides, forming a nuclear spindle, while the chromatin substance collects together in the equatorial plane as in B, Fig.
"The Mechanism of Life"
Stéphane Leduc
The chromatin stands towards the other contents of the cell in the same relation that a nerve-element stands to any element of an organism which it excites.
"Herbert Spencer"
J. Arthur Thomson
In the stages preliminary to their division, the chromosomes become denser and take up a substance which increases their staining capacity; this is called chromatin.
"Darwin and Modern Science"
A.C. Seward and Others