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intercalations

intercalations is the plural of intercalation.

Meaning of intercalation

Noun

intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)

  1. A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
  2. (physical) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
  3. A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.
    • Their exact relationship to the host-rock is obscure but from their texture and observed metamorphic relationship they are thought to be intrusive dykes rather than intercalations of more basic lava.1968, Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa, page 148

Questions about intercalations

What is intercalations the plural of?
Intercalations is the plural of intercalation.

Words near intercalations in the dictionary

  1. intercalates
  2. intercalating
  3. intercalation
  4. intercalation compound
  5. intercalation compounds
  6. intercalations
  7. intercalative
  8. intercalatively
  9. intercalator
  10. intercalators
  11. intercalatory

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