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acentric

American  
[ey-sen-trik] / eɪˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

  1. not centered; having no center.

  2. Genetics. of or relating to a chromosome or chromatid that lacks a centromere.

acentric British  
/ eɪˈsɛntrɪk /

adjective

  1. without a centre

  2. not on centre; eccentric

  3. genetics (of a chromosome or chromosome fragment) lacking a centromere

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noun

  1. an acentric chromosome or fragment

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Etymology

Origin of acentric

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 6 + -centric

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