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

• bisintercalator
• monointercalator

Related terms

• intercalation

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^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016