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intercellular

/ˌɪntərˈsɛljələr/ /ˌɪntərˈsɛljʊlər/

Meanings
adjective
Located between, or connecting, cells

Examples :

"The intercellular spaces in the plant's leaf allow for gas exchange. "
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Related Words

Illustration located

located verb

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/

To place; to set in a particular spot or position.

"The school located the lost backpack in the main office. "

Illustration connecting

connecting verb

/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/

(of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Illustration for

for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

Illustration between

between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration cells

cells noun

/sɛlz/

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

"High in the remote mountains, the monastery offered simple cells to any hermit seeking a life of solitude and prayer. "

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spaces

/ˈspeɪsɪz/

(heading) Of time.

"We have different time spaces for our weekly meetings. "

Illustration allow

allow verb

/əˈlaʊ/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration gas

gas noun

/ɡæs/

Matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly.

"A lot of gas had escaped from the cylinder."

Illustration leaf

leaf noun

/liːf/

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

"The maple tree outside the school had beautiful, green leaves. "

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

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exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

An act of exchanging or trading.

"All in all, it was an even exchange."