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Diester vs Diaster - What's the difference?

diester | diaster |

As nouns the difference between diester and diaster

is that diester is any organic compound containing two ester functional groups while diaster is 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.

diester

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) any organic compound containing two ester functional groups

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    diaster

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) 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 also

    * karyokinesis (Webster 1913)

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