acentric
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Related to acentric: acentric chromosome, Accenture
acentric
having no center; not centered
Not to be confused with:
eccentric – strange, weird, bizarre; deviating from customs or practice; erratic; peculiar: an eccentric hermit
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acentric
(eɪˈsɛntrɪk)adj
1. without a centre
2. not on centre; eccentric
3. (Genetics) genetics (of a chromosome or chromosome fragment) lacking a centromere
n
(Genetics) an acentric chromosome or fragment
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a•cen•tric
(eɪˈsɛn trɪk)adj.
1. not centered; having no center.
2. (of a chromosome) lacking a centromere.
[1850–55]
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Adj. | 1. | acentric - lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment" |
2. | acentric - not centered or having no center nonconcentric, eccentric - not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles" |
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a·cen·tric
a. acéntrico, fuera del centro.
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