interstitial
/ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.78 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
noun
An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.
Example Sentences
- "The novel's interstitial chapters."
- "The outer surface is covered with variable amounts of dental plaque and saliva. The inner surface is bathed in interstitial fluid or lymph."
- "That he ran the risk of blowing out the stained-glass windows was of no consequence since no one liked them anyway, and the paper mill fumes were gnawing at the interstitial lead."
- "The interstitial fluid is located between cells and the capillaries. This fluid provides a bridge between the fluid in the intravascular compartment and the intracellular compartment. Chemicals in the blood must pass through the interstitial fluid if they are to reach cells."
- "Whitney is absorbed especially by Dublin's unglamorous interstitial zones: the new housing estates and labyrinths of roads, watercourses and railways where the city peters into its commuter belt."
- "An interstitial appeared before the download."
Etymology
From Latin interstitiālis. By surface analysis, interstitium + -al.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: interstitiālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪntəɹˈstɪʃəl/
- British English: /ɪntəˈstɪʃəl/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Biology.