interstices

Variant of interstice

interstice definition

in·ter·stice (in tʉr′stis)

noun pl. interstices -·sti·ces (-stə siz, -sēz′)

a small or narrow space between things or parts; crevice

Etymology: Fr < LL interstitium < inter-, between + sistere, to set, redupl. of stare, to stand

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