intercalator

English

Noun

intercalator (plural intercalators)

  1. That which intercalates
  2. (biochemistry) Any of several classes of small molecule that insert themselves into the structure of DNA

Derived terms

Latin

Verb

intercalātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of intercalō

References
  • “intercalator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intercalator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • intercalator in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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