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English
Noun
intercalator (plural intercalators)
- That which intercalates
- (biochemistry) Any of several classes of small molecule that insert themselves into the structure of DNA
Derived terms
Latin
Verb
intercalātor
- second/third-person singular future passive imperative of intercalō
References
- “intercalator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- intercalator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- intercalator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016