Etymology

submetacentric

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Today it means: (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a long arm, and a short arm Full definition →

English metacentric ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmetacentric
  5. English todaysubmetacentric

From sub- + metacentric.

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