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Definition of Intercalations

Intercalation
Intercalation In*ter`ca*la"tion, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F. intercalation.] 1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time, in a calendar. 2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between other layers. Intercalations of fresh-water species in some localities. --Mantell.

Meaning of Intercalations from wikipedia

- Look up intercalation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Intercalation may refer to: Intercalation (chemistry), insertion of a molecule (or ion) into...
- follow the seasons or moon phases. Lunisolar calendars may require intercalations of days or months. The solar or tropical year does not have a whole...
- Intercalated discs or lines of Eberth are microscopic identifying features of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle consists of individual heart muscle cells...
- metal dichalcogenides. One famous intercalation host is graphite, which intercalates pot****ium as a guest. Intercalation expands the van der Waals gap between...
- The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (Gr****: Μεσολυμπιάδα, romanized: Mesolympiada, lit. 'Mesolympics'), held from 22 April 1906 to 2 May...
- In biochemistry, intercalation is the insertion of molecules between the planar bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This process is used as a method...
- homeostasis, the intercalated cells play important roles in the kidney's response to acidosis and alkalosis. Damage to the α-intercalated cell's ability...
- In the area of solid state chemistry, graphite intercalation compounds are a family of materials prepared from graphite. In particular, the sheets of...
- Intercalated nucleus (nucleus intercalatus) called also Staderini nucleus is a group of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata, between the dorsal nucleus...
- An intercalated seizure is an epileptic seizure that occurs during the aura stage of a migraine. It has been found, in some cases, that this type of seizure...