centrómero

See also: centromero and centrômero

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽˈtɾɔ.mɨ.ɾu/

  • Hyphenation: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros) (European Portuguese spelling)

  1. (genetics) centromere (region of a eukaryotic chromosome where the kinetochore is assembled)

Spanish

Etymology

From centro and Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θenˈtɾomeɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /senˈtɾomeɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -omeɾo
  • Syllabification: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros)

  1. centromere

Derived terms

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