interdigitate
verb (used with or without object)
to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.
interdigitation
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a word derived from
interdigitate.
Example Sentences
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When viewed along the axis of the protofilament, the two β-sheets adhere by the interdigitation of the side chains of the mating strands, much like the teeth of a zipper.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
There is extensive interdigitation of valleys and mountain ranges, and, consequently, of life-zones in this region.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
At that elevation there is an interdigitation of arid tropical scrub forest and pine-oak forest; probably Geophis maculiferus inhabits the pine-oak forest.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
