Definition of interstice

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Interstice (n.) That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall..

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Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices..
Transude :: Transude (v. i.) To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through leather or wood..
Porousness :: Porousness (n.) The open parts; the interstices of anything.
Interstices :: Interstices (pl. ) of Interstic.
Infiltrate :: Infiltrate (v. i.) To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance; to filter into or through something.
Retiform :: Retiform (a.) Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular; netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye..
Interstitial :: Interstitial (a.) Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants..
Sipe :: Sipe (v. i.) To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze.
Interstice :: Interstice (n.) That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall..
Grate :: Grate (n.) A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters..
Gap-toothed :: Gap-toothed (a.) Having interstices between the teeth.
Areola :: Areola (n.) An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing..
Nogging :: Nogging (v. t.) Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in building..
Pore :: Pore (v.) A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones..
Areal :: Areal (a.) Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves)..
Permeation :: Permeation (n.) The act of permeating, passing through, or spreading throughout, the pores or interstices of any substance..
Commissure :: Commissure (n.) A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture..
Permeate :: Permeate (v. t.) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand..
Areolar :: Areolar (a.) Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areolae..
Abreuvoir :: Abreuvoir (n.) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar..
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