Word: acentromeric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
cen
tro
me
ric
Definition: Lacking a centromere; a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: out, away
Affix: centro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: central
Affix: -mere
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns with the sense of part, segment
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μείρομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: meiromai
Meaning: to receive as ones portion
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: neuter noun
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to