ACENTRIC


Meaning of ACENTRIC in English

/ay sen"trik/ , adj.

1. not centered; having no center.

2. Genetics. of or pertaining to a chromosome or chromatid that lacks a centromere. Cf. acrocentric, metacentric, telocentric .

[ 1850-55; A- 6 + -CENTRIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .