interstrand

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adjective

Between strands.

OriginEnglish strand ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterstrand (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween strands.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishstrand
  8. Englishinterstrand

From inter- + strand.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with interstrand

andhandlandbrandbandunderstandgrandstanddemandexpandplannedsandgranderandstrandbannedscannedcannedglandtannedwithstandblandsecondhandmanned
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Cite this entry
APA

interstrand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstrand

MLA

“interstrand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstrand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interstrand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interstrand.

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