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Definitions

Noun

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

Adjective

1. 1
   Not centered; without a centre

Adjective

1. 1
   not centered or having no center wordnet
2. 2
   lacking a centromere wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

eccentric

Etymology

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

Related phrases

acentric factor

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