intercellular

[ in-ter-sel-yuh-ler ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈsɛl yə lər /

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adjective

situated between or among cells.

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Origin of intercellular

First recorded in 1825–35; inter- + cellular

Words nearby intercellular

intercalary meristem, intercalate, intercalation, intercardinal point, intercede, intercellular, intercensal, intercept, interception, interceptor, intercession

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How to use intercellular in a sentence

Today’s electroceuticals alleviate sickness only temporarily, disrupting intercellular traffic but otherwise leaving existing pathways intact.
How to Unlearn a Disease - Issue 103: Healthy Communication|Kelly Clancy|July 14, 2021|Nautilus
They use a new Lamellar technology that's been adopted by brands like L'Oreal in the hair industry to create a mille-feuille structure with multiple layers of intercellular lipids to provide longer-lasting, deeper moisture.
I'm a Professional Hand Model – This Is The Best Hand Cream Ever|Amber Gibson|May 7, 2021|The Daily Beast
He thinks that intercellular communications create a sort of code that imprints a form, and that cells can sometimes decide how to arrange themselves more or less independently of their genes.
Cells Form Into ‘Xenobots’ on Their Own|Philip Ball|March 31, 2021|Quanta Magazine
One of its weakest aspects is, perhaps, that the so-called intercellular substance plays an uncertain and unsatisfactory part.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

Periplast, per′i-plast, n. the intercellular substance of an organ or tissue of the body.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
These lines arise from the existence of passages between the cells, containing air; and they are called intercellular passages.
An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope|John William Griffith
It is obvious that the ossified substance of bone is intercellular in character, and corresponds to the matrix of cartilage.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
When there is a considerable amount of intercellular fibrous tissue, the tumour is called a fibro-sarcoma.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for intercellular

intercellular

/ (ˌɪntəˈsɛljʊlə) /

adjective

biology between or among cellsintercellular fluid

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Scientific definitions for intercellular

intercellular

[ ĭn′tər-sĕl′yə-lər ]

Located between or among cells.