acentric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not centered; without a centre
noun
  1. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere

Word forms

acentric more acentric most acentric acentrics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”, privative prefix) + κέντρο (kéntro, “a point, a center”). By surface analysis, a- + centric.

Derived words

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