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dicentrics

dicentrics is the plural of dicentric.

Meaning of dicentric

Noun

dicentric (plural dicentrics)

  1. A chromosome that has two centromeres.
    • Dicentric frequency was determined for at least 250 lymphocytes (or 100 dicentrics) per sample.2015 July 16, “Revisiting Biomarkers of Total-Body and Partial-Body Exposure in a Baboon Model of Irradiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

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Questions about dicentrics

What is dicentrics the plural of?
Dicentrics is the plural of dicentric.

Words near dicentrics in the dictionary

  1. Dicenso
  2. Dicensos
  3. dicentra
  4. dicentras
  5. dicentric
  6. dicentrics
  7. dicentrine
  8. Dicenzo
  9. Dicenzos
  10. dicephalic
  11. dicephalous

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