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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Diaster

· Di·as·ter · IPA
01 n. A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, …
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    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.(Biol.) See: Karyokinesis