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intercalator

intercalator noun: that which intercalates.

Noun

intercalator (plural intercalators)

  1. That which intercalates
  2. Any of several classes of small molecule that insert themselves into the structure of DNA

Forms of intercalator

pluralintercalators

Words formed from intercalator

Questions about intercalator

What does intercalator mean?
Intercalator means that which intercalates.
What part of speech is intercalator?
Intercalator is a noun.
What is the plural of intercalator?
The plural of intercalator is intercalators.

Words near intercalator in the dictionary

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

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