Diaster

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī as′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
di•as•ter  (dī as′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Cell Biol.]
  1. Cell Biologythe stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
  • di-1 + -aster2 1880–85
di•as′tral, adj. 

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