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Hybrid: combining two or more of the root together to produce a hybrid.
interculture is a new culture formed by the merging of aspects of existing cultures, interhalogen is any binary compound of two different halogens, interprime is the mean of two consecutive odd primes
Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.
intershine is to shine among or between, interdistinguish is to distinguish between, interreflection is the illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources
Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among spatial entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.
interfriction is friction between two or more things, interflow is the flow of water from rain/snow directly through the soil, intermesh is to mesh between one another, interlay is to insert layers of a different material between
Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among social entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.
interact is a pair or series of acts involving more than one person, intermarry is to marry a member of another social group
Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among temporal entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form.
intermention is to mention among other things; interpoint is to punctuate with stops or pauses; interadditive is to added between the parts of another thing, such as a clause inserted parenthetically into a sentence
Transferable: the root entity is or can be transferred between multiple locales.
interavailable is such that tickets purchased for one route or service can be used on another, intermural is originating as street art but being curated and displayed in a gallery or museum
Alternating: a sequence of alternating kinds of the root.
interlaminate is to arrange in alternating laminae or layers, interplant is to alternate plantings of two or more species, interbed is the interleaving of distinct strata (beds) of rock
intercellular is connecting cells, interneuron is a multipolar neuron that connects afferent and efferent neurons, internetwork is to set up as a network of networks
Abutment: to connect multiple spatial regions of the type indicated by the root.
Cooperating: to connect multiple social entities of the type indicated by the root.
interlaboratory is involving cooperation between laboratories, interservice is involving relationships between branches of the armed forces, interliner is a passenger whose journey involves changing from one airline company to another
Overlapping: the overlap of multiple kinds of the root.
interartistic is involving the overlap of multiple forms of art, intercausative is having overlapping causation, intersectional is the overlap of multiple forms of discrimination
interdisciplinary is of or pertaining to multiple distinct academic disciplines, intermodal is relating to more than one mode of transport, intergenetic is pertaining to multiple languages with different roots
Spanning across multiple time periods indicated by the root.
Communal: a kind of the root which is shared among people.
interlanguage is a common language used by speakers of different languages, interexperience is experience shared with another person, interownership is the ownership of a resource by multiple parties
Intermediate between multiple of the type indicated by the root.
intergenotype is an intermediate genotype; interform is an intermediate form; intermedia is interdisciplinary activities between media, such as those between drawing and poetry, or between painting and theatre
Midsection: an object which is positioned spatially between multiple of the root.
interbasin is a waterway between reservoirs, interfascicle is a thickened rib of silica between the fascicles of a centric diatom, intershell is the layer between two stellar shells
Connector: an object of the type of the root has a spatial position which is in between.
interjoist is a middle joist or crossbeam; interleaf is a sheet of paper or cardboard, placed between layers on a pallet to create a cohesive structure; interarea is an area where the soil composition differs significantly from the surrounding region - this is a converse of the previous sense, where the root indicates the surroundings rather than that which is surrounded
An intermediator or middleman between multiple social entities. The root indicates the kind of intermediator rather than the social entities.
intermediatrix is a female intermediator; intermessenger is one who carries messages between other parties; intergroup is a group of members of the European Parliament of no particular party or committee, to facilitate the exchange of views
Inserting between multiple entities of the kind indicated by the root.
internym is the insertion of a quotation between one’s first and last names, interdental is a small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth, interlinear is inserted between the lines of a text
Interlude: a time period or event which is intermediate between other time periods. The root indicates what the intermediate event is and not the surrounding periods.
interpause is a pause between acts, interact is a short act or piece between others, intercadence is the occurrence of an extra beat between the two regular pulse beats
Interval: an event or time period which is intermediate between time periods of the type indicated by the root. Here the surrounding time periods are indicated by the prefix and not the intervening event.
interlocution is an intermediate decree before final decision, interact is intermediate time period, intercycle is the interval during which the operation of a punched card device was halted to allow time for processing of card contents
intersexual is an intersex person; interphobia is fear or hatred of intersex people, intergender is an intersex person whose gender identity is influenced by being intersex
The prefix is productive in German, but only with words and stems borrowed from Latin, Greek, or Romance; not with native Germanic words (unlike English in intertwine, interwind, etc.). The prefixes durch-, unter-, ver-, and zwischen- are used instead depending on the sense.