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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. lacking a centromere;
- Example: "an acentric chromosome fragment"

2. not centered or having no center;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acentric \A*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? a point, a center.] Not centered; without a center. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acentric adj 1: lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment" 2: not centered or having no center