centrómero

See also: centromero and centrômero

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• centrômero (Brazil)

Pronunciation

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

• Hyphenation: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros) (European 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): (Spain) /θenˈtɾomeɾo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /senˈtɾomeɾo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾo.me.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -omeɾo
• Syllabification: cen‧tró‧me‧ro

Noun

centrómero m (plural centrómeros)

1. centromere

Derived terms

• centromérico

 

Further reading

• “centrómero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014