| Pronunciation: | | in`turku'leyshun
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[n] an insertion into a calendar |
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INTERCALATION is a 13 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | embolism |
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| | See Also: | | calendar, interval, time interval |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ter`ca*la"tion\, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F.
intercalation.]
1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time,
in a calendar.
2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as
the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical
composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or
layer between other layers.
Intercalations of fresh-water species in some
localities. --Mantell.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The process by which a molecule (such as a mutagen) is inserted between two planar or stacked aromatic rings (such as adjacent bases in a genetic sequence). |
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