acrocentric

adjective

ac·​ro·​cen·​tric ˌa-krō-ˈsen-trik 

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

acrocentric noun

Word History

Etymology

acro- + -centric

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for acrocentric

• afrocentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• metacentric
• multicentric
• polycentric
• anthropocentric
• heliocentric
• centric
• concentric

Medical Definition

acrocentric

adjective

ac·​ro·​cen·​tric ˌak-rō-ˈsen-trik 

: having the centromere situated so that one chromosomal arm is much shorter than the other compare metacentric, telocentric entry 1

acrocentric noun