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intershell

US/ˈɪntɚˌʃɛl/

intershell adjective: between shells.

Adjective

intershell (not comparable)

  1. Between shells.
    • "This cluster is unusual in that its outermost shell has fewer atoms than the underlying shell, and CO ligands bridge intershell metal atoms."2007 September 21, Phil Szuromi, “Chemistry: Bigger with Platinum”, in Science 317, published 1651

Noun

intershell (plural intershells)

  1. The layer between two stellar shells, particularly between the hydrogen and helium shells.
    • "In this inner portion of the intershell 13C and N are totally absent, but there is some 16O."1981, A. Renzini, “Evolutionary Effects of Mass Loss in Low-Mass Stars”, in Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution, →ISBN, page 332

Forms of intershell

pluralintershells

Origin of intershell

From inter- + shell.

Questions about intershell

What does intershell mean?
Intershell means between shells.
What part of speech is intershell?
Intershell can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce intershell?
Intershell is pronounced /ˈɪntɚˌʃɛl/ (US).

Words near intershell in the dictionary

  1. intersexually
  2. intersexuals
  3. intersexy
  4. intersheath
  5. intersheet
  6. intershell
  7. intershells
  8. intershine
  9. intershining
  10. intership
  11. intershock

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