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amphi·as·ter (am′fē as′tər)

noun

in mitosis, the long spindle with asters at either end that forms during the prophase, or first stage

Etymology: amphi- + -aster

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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