polycentric

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having many centres, especially centres of authority or control
2. adjective (of a chromosome, etc) Having multiple central parts
3. adjective Of zoosporic fungus-like organisms in which a single zoospore may give rise to multiple reproductive structures or sporangia
4. noun A chromosome, etc. having multiple central parts.

Similar words

polycentral pluricentral multicentred pluricentric multicentral oligocentric monocentric multicentered bicentral bicentric

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