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dicentric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-cen-tric
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

noun

A chromosome that has two centromeres.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From di- + centric.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dicentrics (plural)

Derived Forms

isodicentric

Rhymes With

eccentric centric concentric egocentric eurocentric geocentric heliocentric excentric allocentric acentric bicentric sinocentric

Questions

What does dicentric mean?
(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
Where does dicentric come from?
From di- + centric.

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