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)

1. 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)

1. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere

Anagrams

• Nearctic