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acrocentric


ac·ro·cen·tric

adj \ˌa-krō-ˈsen-trik\

Definition of ACROCENTRIC

: having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other
— acrocentric noun

First Known Use of ACROCENTRIC

1945

Rhymes with ACROCENTRIC

Afrocentric, androcentric, Anglocentric, biocentric, Christocentric, egocentric, ethnocentric, Eurocentric, geocentric, gynocentric, phallocentric, polycentric, theocentric, topocentric

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