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interstitial
Word definitions for interstitial in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice. n. 1 (context Internet English) A webpage, usually carrying advertising, displayed before a content page. 2 (context physics English) An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An interstitial space or interstice is a space between structures or objects. In particular, interstitial may refer to:
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Interstitial \In`ter*sti"tial\, a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to interstices
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from Latin interstitium (see interstice ) + -al (1). Related: Interstitially .
Usage examples of interstitial.
For that reason a second name for the luteinizing hormone is interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, or ICSH.
The latter could be injected into the interstitial area by means of a simple collapsible bulb siphon.
Then he passes through the capillary wall and is bathed in interstitial fluid.
It has been used in the treatment of pneumonia, peritonitis, and other sthenic fevers, but is chiefly useful in chronic diseases, such as arterio-sclerosis and interstitial nephritis.
It was just 60-second interstitials that aired during the kids' block on weekend mornings.