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—interosculation, n./in'teuhr os"kyeuh layt'/, v.i., interosculated, interosculating.1. to interpenetrate; inosculate.2. to form a connecting link.[1880-85; INTER- + OSCULATE]
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Interosculate — In ter*os cu*late, v. i. & t. 1. To kiss together to touch. See {Osculate}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interosculate — [in΄tər äs′kyo͞o lāt΄, in΄tər äs′kyəlāt΄] vi. interosculated, interosculating [ INTER + OSCULATE] 1. to interpenetrate 2. Biol. to have some common characteristics: said of separate species or groups interosculant adj. interosculation n … English World dictionary
interosculate — in·ter·osculate … English syllables
interosculate — v.i. intermix; have common biological characteristics. ♦ interosculant, a. intersecting. ♦ interosculation, n … Dictionary of difficult words
interosculate — v.intr. = INOSCULATE … Useful english dictionary
Osculate — Os cu*late, v. i. 1. To kiss one another; to kiss. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
penetrate — v 1. pierce, transpierce, pass through; stab, gore, gouge, spear, lance, spike, run through, Sl. let the daylight in; bore, drill, ream, ream out, auger; perforate, puncture, prick, punch, riddle, Sl. fill full of holes; impale, transfix, fix,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
permeate — v pass through, go through, walk through, cut through, slice through; penetrate, shoot through, perforate, pass into, enter; osmose, blend, fuse, inosculate, interosculate; pervade, interpenetrate, overspread, overrun, take over; infiltrate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pervade — v permeate, saturate, diffuse, disseminate, honeycomb, spread throughout, extend throughout, fill, leave no void; penetrate, interpenetrate, inosculate, interosculate; osmose, blend, fuse, merge; percolate, filter through, seep through, soak… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
interosculation — noun see interosculate … Useful english dictionary
