Diaster

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diaster \Di*as"ter\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? star.]
     (Biol.)
     A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when,
     during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network
     separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two
     daughter nuclei. See {Karyokinesis}.


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