dicentric

[ dahy-sen-trik ]
/ daɪˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

(of a chromosome or chromatid) having two centromeres.

Origin of dicentric

First recorded in 1935–40; di-1 + -centric

Words nearby dicentric

dicastery, dice, dice are loaded, the, dice cup, dicentra, dicentric, dicephalous, dicey, dich-, dichasium, dichlamydeous

Medical definitions for dicentric

dicentric
[ dī-sĕn′trĭk ]

adj.

Having two centromeres.