intervein

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adjective

Between veins.

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intervenalintervenous
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Meanings

adjectiveintervein (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween veins.

    Intervein areas of young leaves had significantly greater water content than similar areas in old leaves.

    1982, John Feltwell, Large white butterfly

    Synonyms: intervenal, intervenous

verbintervein (third-person singular simple present interveins, present participle interveining, simple past and past participle interveined)

present singular third person interveins · participle present interveining · participle past interveined · past interveined

  1. transitiveTo form veins mutually with.

    1810/1835, William Wordsworth, Guide to the Lakes With this blue or grey colour is frequently intermixed a red tinge, proceeding from the iron that interveins the stone, and impregnates the soil.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBetween veins.

Similar
intervenalintervenous

Origin

From inter- + vein.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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