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acentric

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acentric [eɪˈsɛntrɪk]
adj
1. without a centre
2. not on centre; eccentric
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics (of a chromosome or chromosome fragment) lacking a centromere
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) an acentric chromosome or fragment
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Adj.1.acentric - lacking a centromereacentric - lacking a centromere; "an acentric chromosome fragment"
2.acentric - not centered or having no centeracentric - not centered or having no center    
nonconcentric, eccentric - not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles"
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Rather than the expected mature particles with conical cores surrounding the nucleoprotein, aberrant structures are observed that appear partly immature and contain acentric nucleoprotein.
Maturation inhibitors as new antiretroviral agents by Richards, John; McCallister, Scott / Journal of HIV Therapy
o]), and acentric factor ([omega]), which are all provided in Tables 1, 2, and 3 in nondimensional terms (referenced to R-114 values).
Potential R-114 replacement refrigerants by Brown, J. Steven / ASHRAE Transactions
In the sections that follow, these previous studies are expanded and it is shown that the critical temperature, the ideal gas specific heat at constant pressure, and the acentric factor largely determine the [COP.
Preliminary selection of R-114 replacement refrigerants using ... by Brown, J. Steven / HVAC & R Research
 
 
 
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