amphiaster

[ am-fee-as-ter ]

/ ˈæm fiˌæs tər /

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noun Cell Biology.

the achromatic spindle with two asters that forms during mitosis.

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Origin of amphiaster

First recorded in 1880–85; amphi- + -aster²

Words nearby amphiaster

ampersand, amphetamine, amphi-, Amphiaraus, amphiarthrosis, amphiaster, Amphibia, amphibian, amphibians, amphibiotic, amphibious

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How to use amphiaster in a sentence

As the amphiaster grows the centrosomes are grouped in a plane at the equator of the spindle, forming the Equatorial Plate.
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While these changes are going on in the chromatin the Amphiaster forms.
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British Dictionary definitions for amphiaster

amphiaster

/ (ˈæmfɪˌæstə) /

noun

cytology the structure that occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis, consisting of a spindle with an aster at each end

Word Origin for amphiaster

C19: from amphi- + New Latin aster; see aster

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