Diaster

noun

1. In biology, a double star; the caryocinetic figure which results from the aster of a nucleus before this separates into two nuclei. See aster and caryocinesis. Also dyaster.
2. 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.
3. 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.