c 3 e 1 n 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 m 3 e 1 r 1 e 1
10 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
originBorrowed from German Centromer, corresponding to centro- + -mere (from Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”)).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- recrement 13
- cementer 12
- cerement 12
- ectomere 12
- recement 12
- recenter 10
- cement 10
- cermet 10
- cremor 10
- mercer 10
- erecter 9
- erector 9