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subcentric

subcentric adjective: nearly or almost in the center of something; subcentral.

Adjective

subcentric (comparative more subcentric, superlative most subcentric)

  1. Nearly or almost in the center of something; subcentral.
  2. Having or being a oospore in which the cytoplasm only partially surrounds the ooplast.
    • Oospores may be centric, subcentric, subeccentric or eccentric. Antheridial branches may or may not be present, and are androgynous, monoclinous, diclinous or hypogynous.2014, Nicky B. Buller, Bacteria and Fungi From Fish and Other Aquatic Animals: A Practical Identification Manual, 2nd edition, Boston, M.A.: CABI, →ISBN, page 687

Forms of subcentric

comparativemore subcentric
superlativemost subcentric

Origin of subcentric

From sub- + centric.

Questions about subcentric

What does subcentric mean?
Subcentric means nearly or almost in the center of something; subcentral.
What part of speech is subcentric?
Subcentric is an adjective.

Words near subcentric in the dictionary

  1. subcentimetric
  2. subcentral
  3. subcentrally
  4. subcentre
  5. subcentres
  6. subcentric
  7. subcentriolar
  8. subcentripetal
  9. subcentromeric
  10. subcentrosomal
  11. subception

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