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Origin of interspace
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at inter-, space
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These scales are generally small, and placed symmetrically in close whorls, in an imbricated order, with each scale corresponding to the interspace between two scales in the whorls above and below.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
At the fourth right cartilage or the third interspace, the dullness is from one to two centimeters from the edge of the sternum.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield
In all of these characters the southern sample shows trends towards the southern subspecies, deppei, which has fewer ventrals, fewer scales in the first interspace, and more dorsal body-blotches.
From A Taxonomic Study of the Middle American Snake, Pituophis deppei by William E. Duellman
In desperation she leapt across the widening interspace, and fell headlong and bruised beside him.
From The Unknown Sea by Clemence Housman
The width of the interspace between the foramina is one-half the width of the vertebræ, though this character varies with different genera and species.
From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by H. G. Seeley
Their research combines caffeine with CRISPR, a powerful gene editing tool known as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, to explore new ways to treat chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
CRISPR, an acronym for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, operates like a molecular scalpel to make incisions in DNA.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 13, 2023
The gene editing technology is called CRISPR-Cas9, the first part an acronym for “clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
For a while, the Broadmarsh's mix of big, high street outlets, interspaced with burger bars and the occasional local name, drew in customers.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2021
On one side a steep ascent, wooded, on the other a rather abrupt slope, grass-covered and shady with interspaced trees.
From The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age by Albert Bigelow Paine
This idea of interspacing filled in with non-combustible material has been generally followed ever since.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
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