Defn: Interstellar.
INTERSTERNAL
In`ter*ster"nal, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Between the sternal; — said of certain membranes or parts of insects and crustaceans.
INTERSTICE In*ter"stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]
1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.
2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.
INTERSTICED
In*ter"sticed, a.
Defn: Provided with interstices; having interstices between; situated at intervals.
INTERSTINCTIVE In`ter*stinc"tive, a. Etym: [L. interstinctus, p. p. of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to extinguish.]
Defn: Distinguishing. [Obs.] Wallis.