I. kə̇ˈnē]d.]əˌkō(ə)r, kīˈ-, -ne], ]t], ]ōˌ-, -kȯ(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: kinet- + Greek chōros place — more at chor-
: centromere
II. noun
: a specialized structure on the centromere to which the microtubular spindle fibers attach during mitosis and meiosis