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Internationalism In`ter·na"tion·al·ism noun 1. The state or principles of international interests and intercourse.

2. The doctrines or organization of the International.

Internationalist In`ter·na"tion·al·ist noun 1. One who is versed in the principles of international law.

2. A member of the International; one who believes in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International.

Internationalize In`ter·na"tion·al·ize transitive verb To make international; to cause to affect the mutual relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise.

Internationally In`ter·na"tion·al·ly adverb In an international manner; from an international point of view.

Interne In·terne" noun [ See Intern , adjective ] That which is within; the interior. [ Poetic] Mrs. Browning.

Interne In·terne" noun [ French] ( F. pron. ăN`tārn") (Medicine) A resident physician in a hospital; a house physician.

Interneciary, Internecinal In`ter·ne"cia·ry, In`ter·ne"ci·nal adjective Internecine.

Internecine In`ter·ne"cine adjective [ Latin internecinus deadly, murderous, from internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Greek ... dead. See Necromancy .] Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually destructive.

Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the streets with blood.

Motley.

Internecion In`ter·ne"cion noun [ Latin internecio .] Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [ Obsolete] Sir M. Hale.

Internecive In`ter·ne"cive adjective [ Latin internecivus .] Internecine. [ R.] Sydney Smith.

Internection In`ter·nec"tion noun [ Latin internectere to bind together; inter between + nectere to fasten.] Intimate connection. [ Obsolete] W. Montagu.

Interneural In`ter·neu"ral adjective (Anat.) Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- noun An interneural spine or cartilage.

Internity In·ter"ni·ty noun State of being within; interiority. [ R.] H. Brooke.

Internment In·tern"ment noun [ French internement . See Intern .] Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops, to the interior of a country.

Internodal In`ter·no"dal adjective Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or joints.

Internode In"ter·node` noun [ Latin internodium ; inter between + nodus knot.]

1. (Botany) The space between two nodes or points of the stem from which the leaves properly arise. H. Spenser.

2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment; specifically, one of the phalanges.

Internodial In`ter·no"di·al adjective Internodal. [ R.]

Internuncial In`ter·nun"cial adjective [ See Internuncio .]

1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.

2. (Physiol.) Communicating or transmitting impressions between different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system. Carpenter.

Internunciess In`ter·nun"ciess noun A female messenger. [ R.]

Internuncio In`ter·nun"ci·o noun ; plural Internuncios . [ Latin internuntius ; inter between + nuntius , nuncius , messenger: confer Italian internunzio . See Nuncio .]

1. A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

2. A representative, or chargé d'affaires, of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.

» This title was formerly given also to the Austrian envoy at Constantinople.

Internuncioship In`ter·nun"ci·o·ship noun The office or function of an internuncio. Richardson.

Internuncius In`ter·nun"ci·us noun [ Latin ] Internuncio.

Interoceanic In`ter·o`ce·an"ic adjective Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic communication; an interoceanic canal.

Interocular In`ter·oc"u·lar adjective Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennę of some insects.

Interopercular In`ter·o·per"cu·lar adjective Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. -- noun The interopercular bone.

Interoperculum In`ter·o·per"cu·lum noun ; plural -la (-lȧ). (Anat.) The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.

Interorbital In`ter·or"bit·al adjective (Anat.) Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum.

Interosculant In`ter·os"cu·lant adjective 1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant circles.

2. (Biol.) Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera which connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant .

Interosculate In`ter·os"cu·late intransitive verb & t. 1. To kiss together to touch. See Osculate .

2. (Biol.) To have the character of, or to lie between, two distinct groups.

Interosseal, Interosseous In`ter·os"se·al, In`ter·os"se·ous adjective [ Prefix inter- + osseous : confer French interosseux .] (Anat.) Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.

Interpale In`ter·pale" transitive verb 1. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales.

2. To interweave or interlace. [ R.] Brende.

Interparietal In`ter·pa·ri"e·tal adjective (Anat.) Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. -- noun The interparietal bone or cartilage.

Interpause In`ter·pause` noun An intermission. [ R.]

Interpeal In`ter·peal" transitive verb To interpel. [ Obsolete]

Interpedencular In`ter·pe·den"cu·lar adjective (Anat.) Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of the cerebrum.

Interpel In`ter·pel" transitive verb [ Latin interpellare , interpellatum ; inter between + pellare (in comp.), akin to pellere to drive: confer French interpeller . Confer Interpellate .] To interrupt, break in upon, or intercede with. [ Obsolete]

I am interpelled by many businesses.

Howell.

Interpellant In`ter·pel"lant adjective [ Latin interpellans , present participle See Interpel .] Interpelling; interrupting. -- noun One who, or that which, interpels.

Interpellate In`ter·pel"late transitive verb [ See Interpel .] To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the part of a legislative body.

Interpellation In`ter·pel·la"tion noun [ Latin interpellatio : confer French interpellation .]

1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption. "Continual interpellations ." Bp. Hall.

2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.

Accepted by his interpellation and intercession.

Jer. Taylor.

3. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory questioning; a point raised in a debate.

4. A official summons or citation. Ayliffe.

Interpenetrate In`ter·pen"e·trate transitive verb To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.

It interpenetrates my granite mass.

Shelley.

Interpenetrate In`ter·pen"e·trate intransitive verb To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or their parts.

Interpenetrating molding (Architecture) , in late Gothic architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other members; often, two sets of architectural members penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had been plastic when they were put together.

Interpenetration In`ter·pen`e·tra"tion noun The act of penetrating between or within other substances; mutual penetration. Milman.

Interpenetrative In`ter·pen"e·tra·tive adjective Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating each the other; mutually penetrative.

Interpetalary In`ter·pet"al·a·ry adjective [ Prefix inter- + petal .] (Botany) Between the petals of a flower.

Interpetiolar In`ter·pet"i·o·lar adjective (Botany) Being between petioles. Confer Intrapetiolar .

Interphalangeal In`ter·pha·lan"ge·al adjective (Anat.) Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations.

Interpilaster In`ter·pi·las"ter noun (Architecture) The interval or space between two pilasters. Elmes.

Interplace In`ter·place" transitive verb To place between or among; as, to interplace a name. [ R.] Daniel.

Interplanetary In`ter·plan"et·a·ry adjective Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces. Boyle.

Interplay In`ter·play` noun Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of affection.

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