Thursday, March 13, 2003

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Main Entry: in ter sti tial

Pronunciation: "in-t&r-'sti-sh&l

Function: adjective

Date: 1646

1 : relating to or situated in the

interstices


2 a : situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a
particular organ or tissue -- used especially of fibrous tissue b :
affecting the interstitial tissues of an organ or part

3 : being or relating to a crystalline compound in which usually
small atoms or ions of a nonmetal occupy holes between the larger metal atoms or
ions in the crystal lattice

- in ter sti tial ly
/-sh&-lE/ adverb


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