interseptal

[in-ter-sep-tl]

adjective

1. situated between septa.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interseptal¹

First recorded in 1840–50; inter- + septal

Example Sentences

Interseptal, in-tėr-sep′tal, adj. situated between septa.

From Project Gutenberg

In addition to these parts the following structures may exist in corals:— Dissepiments are oblique calcareous partitions, stretching from septum to septum, and closing the interseptal chambers below.

From Project Gutenberg