AMPHIASTERS

Noun

amphiasters

plural of amphiaster

Anagrams

• metaphrasis

Source: Wiktionary


AMPHIASTER

Am"phi*as`ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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