acentric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk

Adjective

acentric (comparative more acentric, superlative most acentric)

Not centered; without a centre

Derived terms

acentric factor

Translations

without a center

German: azentrisch (de)
Greek: ακεντρικός (akentrikós)
Irish: aiceintreach
Italian: acentrico
Portuguese: acêntrico

Noun

acentric (plural acentrics)

A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere

Anagrams

Nearctic

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