diaster

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diaster

(daɪˈæstə)
n
(Biology) cytology rare the stage in cell division at which the chromosomes are in two groups at the poles of the spindle before forming daughter nuclei
[C19: from di-1 + Greek astēr star]
diˈastral adj
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