Word: acrocentric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ac
ro
cen
tric
Definition: (of a chromosome) Having the centromere very near to one end, and thus having a long arm, and a very short arm.
Morphemes:
Affix: acro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: extremity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρος
Language: grc
Decoded: akros
Meaning: highest, at the extremity
Affix: -centric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεντρικός
Language: grc
Decoded: kentrikos
Meaning: central