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submetacentric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-meta-cen-tric
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

(of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm

noun

A submetacentric chromosome.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English metacentric English submetacentric From sub- + metacentric.

Inflected Forms

submetacentrics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

telocentric acrocentric metacentric

Questions

What does submetacentric mean?
(of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm
Where does submetacentric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English metacentric English submetacentric From sub- + metacentric.

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