| 释义 |
in·ter·sti·tial
I. adjective
also in·ter·sti·cial \|intə(r)|stishəl\
Etymology: interstitial from Late Latin interstitium + English -al; intersticial alteration (influenced by interstice) of interstitial
1. : relating to or situated in the interstices
2. : situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a particular organ or tissue — used chiefly of isolated cells of uncertain origin and function and of the fibrous tissues that bind together cells and tissues
3. : affecting the interstitial tissues of an organ or part
< interstitial hepatitis >
4. : relating to, characteristic of, or being a solid structure in which usually smaller atoms or ions of one or more nonmetals occupy holes between larger metal atoms or ions in a crystal lattice
< interstitial carbides … in which the small carbon atoms occupy interstitial positions in the crystal lattices of the metals — Therald Moeller >
• in·ter·sti·tial·ly \-shəlē, -li\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: a plant growing in the interstices of an association |