different between intercalant vs intercalation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French intercalant, from Latin intercalantem, accusative of intercalans.

Noun

intercalant (plural intercalants)

1. (chemistry) Any molecule that intercalates, or is inserted, between two others

Related terms

• intercalation

French

Verb

intercalant

1. present participle of intercaler

Latin

Verb

intercalant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of intercal?

English

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) From intercalate

Noun

intercalation (countable and uncountable, plural intercalations)

1. A period inserted into a calendar as in a leap year.
2. (chemistry) The reversible insertion of a molecule between two others.
3. (geology) A layer introduced into a pre-existing sequence.

Related terms

• intercalant
• intercalate
• intercalary
• intercalated

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• interactional

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.ka.la.sj??/

Noun

intercalation f (plural intercalations)

1. intercalation

Related terms

• intercalaire
• intercaler

Further reading

• “intercalation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).