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amphiaster

amphiaster noun: a structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.

amphiaster: a structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of...
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Noun

amphiaster (plural amphiasters)

  1. A structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.

amphiaster meaning in Tamil

amphiaster in Tamil

உபயவுடுவுரு, இரு தாரை, ஆம்ஃபியாஸ்ட்டர்

Forms of amphiaster

pluralamphiasters

Origin of amphiaster

From amphi- + -aster.

Questions about amphiaster

What does amphiaster mean?
Amphiaster means a structure formed in mitosis, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
What is amphiaster in Tamil?
Amphiaster in Tamil is உபயவுடுவுரு, இரு தாரை, ஆம்ஃபியாஸ்ட்டர். See Amphiaster meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amphiaster?
Amphiaster is a noun.
What is the plural of amphiaster?
The plural of amphiaster is amphiasters.

Words near amphiaster in the dictionary

  1. amphiarthroses
  2. amphiarthrosis
  3. amphiarthrotic
  4. amphiaspid
  5. amphiaspids
  6. amphiaster
  7. amphiasters
  8. amphiastral
  9. amphiatlantic
  10. amphib
  11. amphibactin

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