intercalate

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Synonyms: interpolate, interrelate, intercalary, intercalar, intercalative, intercaste, intercalated, intercalates, intercalator, interplate

Antonyms: interpolate, interrelate, intercalary, intercalar, intercalative, intercaste, intercalated, intercalates, intercalator, interplate

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Verb

1. To insert an extra [[leap day]] into a [[calendar]] in order to maintain [[synchrony]] with natural [[phenomenon|phenomena]].
2. To insert an extra [[month]] into a [[calendar]] for the same purpose, such as for the {{w|Hebrew calendar}}.
3. {{lb|en|molecular biology}} To insert a [[substance]] between two or more [[molecules]], [[bases]], [[cells]], or [[tissues]].
4. To [[insert]] anything somewhere (especially between other things), such as an [[affix]] into a word. {{q|Compare {{m|en|interpolate}}.}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|often used <<attributive>>ly}} An [[atom]] or [[molecule]], or a substance, that enters between the layers of the crystal [[lattice]] of another substance, ''especially'' that of graphite.
2. A compound formed by foreign atoms or molecules entering between the layers of a crystal lattice, especially that of [[graphite]].

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