Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z centriluminal In or via the centre of a lumen centrin caltractin centriogenesis Generation and development of the centriole centriolar Of or pertaining to the centriole centriole A barrel-shaped microtubule structure found in most animal cells, important in the process of mitosis (nuclear division). centriolin A protein required by the centrosome for proper functioning centriologenesis The generation and development of the centriole centripetal Directed or moving towards a centre. centripetalism The advocacy of a centripetal state. centripetally Towards a centre or axis. centripetence A tendency towards a center centripetency centripetence; tendency towards the centre centriscid Any fish in the family Centriscidae. centrish Towards the centre, especially (politics) leaning towards the political centre. centrism Any moderate political philosophy that avoids extremes. centrist Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism. centristic Of, or pertaining to centrism centristically In a centristic manner centrivenal In the centre of a vein centrizonal Of or relating to a central zone. Centro A barangay of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. centroacinar Relating to, or designating, a type of spindle-shaped cell in the exocrine pancreas. centroaffine Relating to the centre of an affine space centroanterior central and anterior centrobaric Relating to the centre of gravity or the process of finding it. centrobin A protein associated with centriole duplication and cytokinesis centroblast An activated B cell that is enlarged with multiple eccentric nucleoli and proliferating in the germinal center of a secondary lymphoid follicle, after stimulation by follicular dendritic cell cytokines and helper T cells. centroblastic Relating to a centroblast Centrocaspian Of or relating to the Centrocaspian Dictatorship, a short-lived anti-Soviet administration proclaimed in the city of Baku during World War I. centrocecal cecocentral centroceratid Any extinct cephalopod in the family Centroceratidae. centrochromatin The chromatin from which a centromere is constructed centrocin Any of a group of dimeric antimicrobial peptides present in a sea urchin of the genus Strongylocentrotus centrocoel The cavernous marrow cavity inside the centrum of a vertebra centrocone A structure associated with the centrosome of apicomplexans centrocyte Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear cleft centrocytic Relating to centrocytes centrode The path traced by the instantaneous rotational centre of a plane figure when it undergoes motion in a plane centroderid Any kinorhynch in the family Centroderidae. centrodiapophyseal At the centre of a diapophysis centrodorsal central and dorsal centrodorsally In a centrodorsal manner. centrofacial Relating to, or situated in the centre of the face centrofrontal central and frontal centrographic Relating to centrography centrography The graphical representation of the "centre of gravity" of a population centrohelid Any heliozoan protist of the order Centrohelida. centroheliozoan Synonym of centrohelid. centrohypapophysial At the centre of a hypapophysis centroid The point at which gravitational force (or other universally and uniformly acting force) may be supposed to act on a given rigid, uniformly dense body; the centre of gravity or centre of mass. centroidal Of or pertaining to a centroid. centroidally In terms of the centroid. centroided Having a centroid centroider A device that generates the centroid of an image centroiding The calculation of the centroid of a curve. centrolateral central and lateral centrolaterally In a centrolateral manner centrolecithal Having the yolk placed in the centre of the cytoplasm of the ovum centrolenid Any glass frog in the family Centrolenidae. centrolepidaceous Of or relating to the Centrolepidaceae. centrolinead An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines converging to a centre. centrolineal Having line converging to a centre. centrolinearly In a centrolinear manner or direction centrolobe The central lobe of the liver centrolobular centrilobular centrolobularly In a centrolobular manner or direction centrolophid Any fish in the family Centrolophidae, the medusafishes. centromatid The structure, in the centre of a chromosome, to which the sister chromatids are attached centromedial central and medial centromedian both central and median centromedullary At the centre of a medulla centromeral Relating to centromeres; centromeric. centromere The central region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled. centromerelike Like or resembling a centromere centromeric Pertaining to, or characteristic of, centromeres. centromerically With regard to a centromere centromucronate Terminating at a central mucro centronellid Any of the extinct brachiopods in the family Centronellidae. centronelliform Relating to or characteristic of the centronellids. centronuchal central and nuchal centronuclear Describing a group of myopathies where the cell nuclei are abnormally located in the centre of skeletal muscle cells rather than on the periphery. centronucleated Marked by centronucleation centronucleation The movement of nuclei to the centre of a muscle fibre centropagid Any copepod in the family Centropagidae. centroparapophyseal At the centre of a parapophysis centroparietal In or from the centre of a parietal region. centroparietally With regard to the centroparietal region. centroperipheral Pertaining to, or joining the centre and the periphery centrophenoxine A drug used to treat symptoms of senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease. centrophilic (of a chromosome) Tending to cluster near the centre of a mitotic spindle. centrophilin A mitotic spindle protein involved in microtubule nucleation centrophobia A dislike of being in the centre. centrophobic Relating to centrophobia centrophobism centrophobia centrophorid Any shark in the family Centrophoridae. centroplasm The substance of the centrosome centropomid Any fish of the family Centropomidae. centroposterior central and posterior centropostzygapophyseal In the centre of a postzygapophysis centroprezygapophyseal central and in front of the zygapophysis centropy Negentropy. centropyxid Any amoebozoan in the family Centropyxidae. centrosaurin Any member of the Centrosaurinae subfamily of dinosaurs. centrosaurine Any ceratopsid dinosaur of the subfamily Centrosaurinae centroscope A device for controlling the visual stimulation of the eye. centroscopy Treatment by means of a centroscope. centrosomal Of or pertaining to a centrosome or centrosomes. centrosomally In a centrosomal way. centrosome An organelle, near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of animals (metazoans), that controls the organization of its microtubules. centrosomic Relating to the centrosome. centrosomin A protein in the centrosome of some fies centrospermous Relating to plants of the order Centrospermae. centrosphere The cytoplasm surrounding the centriole of a centrosome. centrosymmetric Having a centre of symmetry. centrosymmetrically In a centrosymmetric manner centrosymmetricity The condition of being centrosymmetric centrosymmetry The property of having a centre of symmetry. centrosynapophyseal At the centre of a synapophysis centrotemporal Relating to the central and temporal regions of the head (during electroencephalography), or the intersection of the two. centrotemporally With regard to the centrotemporal region. centrotylote Having a central bulge centrotype The data point in a cluster that is closest to the centroid. centrovert Being in the middle between introvert and extrovert. centroxylic Having or relating to centrifugal primary woody structure. centrum A centre. centum Referring to an Indo-European language that did not produce sibilants from a series of Proto-Indo-European palatovelar stops. centumization The sound change by which palatovelars became plain velars in centum languages. centumize To convert a palatovelar to a plain velar in a centum language. centumvir One of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections. centumviral Of or pertaining to the centumviri centumvirate A group of one hundred people, especially (politics) a council of about 100 men who share power or rule, particularly (historical) such a group in ancient Rome. centuple Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred. centuplet Synonym of hundred: A group of 100. centuplicate To make a hundredfold; to repeat or multiply a hundred times. centuplication multiplication by one hundred centuply One hundredfold. centurial Of or pertaining to a century of years. centuriate Divided into hundreds. centuriation A method of land measurement used in Ancient Rome, characterised by the regular layout of a square grid traced using surveyors' instruments. centuriator A writer of the Magdeburg Centuries. centuried Having existed for centuries; ancient. centurion An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers. centurist A centuriator. centurium A rejected name for fermium. century A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100. centuryful An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century. centurylong Lasting for approximately a century. centzontle A mockingbird. ceo A notional title for a leading partaker in, or advocate of something or someone. ceolin A particular steroid glycoside.