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acentric en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Not centered; without a centre.

Forms

Deriveds

acentric factor

Translations (5)

pt acêntrico (without a center) · de azentrisch (without a center) · el ακεντρικός (without a center) · it acentrico (without a center) · ga aiceintreach (without a center)

acentric en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere.

Forms