intercalation
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- noun
- /ˌɪntərkəˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Intercalation in limb regeneration processes has mainly been studied in amphibians.
Examples
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We know intercalation is more is perpendicular to the axis of the DNA.
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These results suggest that neither cell proliferation nor cell death is the primary force of the intercalation response in chick limb buds. Mitogenic activity was measured by pH 3 immunofluorescence. The left column shows the control samples with the PBS-soaked bead.
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In this way, we're using the X-rays to directly see the intercalation in the batteries as they run in.
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Recently, Fgf-mediated intercalation was demonstrated in axolotl limbs 7, 21.
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Solid C60, once it was produced in quantity, was shown to have a number of remarkable properties, including superconductivity after intercalation with alkali metal atoms.
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That poisoning seems to have a greater effect on cancer cells, because cancer cells divide more quickly than normal cells do, and the cell-killing effects of multiple DNA intercalations or alkylations kick in that much sooner.
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A classical grafting experiment reported that intercalation did not take place if a distal part was transplanted onto an amputated limb bud at an expected stylopod 14.
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Indexicals are everywhere in medieval manuscripts, taking various forms, such as marginal commentary and images, rubrics, illuminations, scribal colophons, and textual intercalation.
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"The geometry itself is so eloquent; what more need be said—the exception in an otherwise unvarying order of even rows; the intercalation into a linear sequence, granted so that both pairs of infant twins might lie together in death.
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In some calendars, the intercalation of an extra day or month helps align it with the solar year.
Synonyms
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An interruption that breaks the normal flow of speech or events
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Stepping in with a remark or action to interrupt a discussion
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Putting things like jokes or pictures between other material at different points
Adding a day or month to a calendar to keep it in line with the year
Placing different things among others so they are spread out
Surface Forms
Morphology
intercalation = intercalate (semi-transparent) = inter + cal + ion
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix to the verb 'intercalate'; the verb and prefix 'inter-' are meaningful but the root 'cal' is not a standalone English word and the usage is somewhat technical.
Etymology
The word intercalation comes from the Latin part inter- meaning 'between' and a root related to calendar, so it originally meant putting days or layers in 'between' other parts. That's why today intercalation means inserting something (like a leap day) into a sequence to keep things in order.