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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•sti•tial (in′tər stish′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to, situated in, or forming interstices.
- Anatomysituated between the cells of a structure or part:interstitial tissue.
n. - [Crystall.]an imperfection in a crystal caused by the presence of an extra atom in an otherwise complete lattice. Cf. vacancy (def. 6).
- Latin interstiti(um) interstice + -al1
- 1640–50
in′ter•sti′tial•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: interstitial /ˌɪntəˈstɪʃəl/ adj - of or relating to an interstice or interstices
- forming or occurring in an interstice: an interstitial atom
- occurring in the spaces between organs, tissues, etc: interstitial cells
n - an atom or ion situated in the interstices of a crystal lattice
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