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Intercalation may refer to:
Intercalation (chemistry), insertion of a molecule (or ion) into layered solids such as graphite
Intercalation (timekeeping), insertion of a leap day, week or month into some calendar years to make the calendar follow the seasons
Intercalation (university administration), period when a student is officially given time off from studying for an academic degree
Intercalation (geology), a special form of interbedding, where two distinct depositional environments in close spatial proximity migrate back and forth across the border zone
Intercalary chapter, a chapter in a novel that does not further the plot. See also frame story (sometimes called intercalation).
In biology:
Intercalary segment, an appendage-less segment in the segmental composition of the heads of insects and Myriapoda
Intercalation (biochemistry), process discovered by Leonard Lerman by which certain drugs and mutagens insert themselves between base pairs of DNA
Intercalated cells of the amygdala
Intercalated cells of the collecting duct
Intercalated disc of cardiac muscle
Intercalated duct of exocrine glands
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Look up intercalation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Intercalation may refer to: Intercalation (chemistry), insertion of a molecule (or ion) into...
Intercalated discs or lines of Eberth are microscopic identifying features of cardiac muscle. Cardiac muscle consists of individual heart muscle cells...
word for "intercalation" (kabīsa). The Arabs, according to one explanation mentioned by Abu Ma'shar, learned of this type of intercalation from the Jews...
the area of solid state chemistry. graphite intercalation compounds are materials prepared by intercalation of diverse guests into graphite. The materials...
In the last 8 years, the intercalation took place with the month of Mercedonius only 27 days, except the last intercalation which did not happen. Hence...
The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games (Greek: Μεσολυμπιάδα, romanized: Mesolympiada, lit. 'Mesolympics') was an international multi-sport event...
brought into alignment with the solar year through some process of intercalation – such as by insertion of a leap month. The details of when months begin...
homeostasis, the intercalated cells play important roles in the kidney's response to acidosis and alkalosis. Damage to the α-intercalated cell's ability...
which point the priests inserted the first intercalation, Caesar's intention was to make the first intercalation at the beginning of the fifth year (February...
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...
Republic. Varro cites instances of intercalation at least as early as the 5th century BC. Alternatively, intercalation is sometimes said to have begun with...
change with intercalation, describes changes in the electronic properties upon intercalation. Deintercalation is the opposite of intercalation; the cations...
Any calendar that follows an astronomical year must have a system of intercalation such as leap years. In the Julian calendar, the average (mean) length...
The Interpolation Theory, also known as the Intercalation Theory or the Antithetic Theory, is a theory that attempts to explain the origin of the alternation...
Intercalated nucleus (nucleus intercalatus) called also Staderini nucleus is a group of nerve cells in the medulla oblongata, between the dorsal nucleus...
2-benzenedicarboxylate) results in intercalation of the 1,4-isomer with almost 100% preference. The selective intercalation of ions such as benzenedicarboxylates...
circulation. It is composed of individual cardiac muscle cells joined by intercalated discs, and encased by collagen fibers and other substances that form...