dicentric

D2I1C3E1N1T1R1I1C3

adjective

(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)

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Meanings

adjectivedicentric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiology(of a chromosome) Having two centromeres (an aberration)
noundicentric (plural dicentrics)

plural dicentrics

  1. A chromosome that has two centromeres.

    Dicentric frequency was determined for at least 250 lymphocytes (or 100 dicentrics) per sample.

    2015 July 16, “Revisiting Biomarkers of Total-Body and Partial-Body Exposure in a Baboon Model of Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From di- + centric.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dicentric

centriceccentricconcentricegocentricgeocentricheliocentriceurocentricexcentricacentricallocentricAmericocentricbicentricCroatocentriceucentricEuropocentricnoncentricNordicentricpsychocentricRussocentricSinocentricventricWestcentric
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APA

dicentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicentric

MLA

“dicentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dicentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dicentric.

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