(biology) Of or pertaining to diastalsis. / (music) Of Ancient Greek music: having an elevating influence.

A form of peristalsis (as in the intestines) in which the wave of contraction is preceded by a period of inhibition

(of a grain or malt) Having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert starch into sugar.

Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase.

(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.

plural of diastatid

(zoology) Any fly of the family Diastatidae.

plural of diastem

Intervening space; interval. / (obsolete, music) An interval. / (geology) A minor depositional break.

plural of diastema