From inter- + strand. Rhymes: -ænd <span class="searchmatch">interstrand</span> (not comparable) Between strands....
in‧ter‧ca‧te‧na‧rio intercatenario (feminine intercatenaria, masculine plural intercatenarios, feminine plural intercatenarias) (chemistry) interchain, <span class="searchmatch">interstrand</span>...
replaces one residue in each strand, thereby reproducing the distinctive <span class="searchmatch">interstrand</span> hydrogen bonds of a β-sheet structure and incorporating a covalent cross-link...