Alternative spelling of acentric; lacking a center or centromere, used in biological and medical contexts.
From 'a-' (not) + Latin 'centrum' (center) + '-ous' (full of, characterized by). This Latinate form is less common than the Greek 'acentric' but appears in older scientific texts.
Both 'acentric' and 'acentrous' mean the same thing but with different etymological roots—one Greek, one Latin—showing how scientific English often provides two names for the same structure depending on which classical language scientists drew from.
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