Intentness
(In*tent"ness), n. The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.
Extreme solicitude or intentness upon business.
South. Inter-
(In"ter-) [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar. form of in in; akin to intra, intro, within, Skr.
antar between, in, and E. in. See In, and cf. Entrails, Interior, Enter-, Exterior.] A prefix signifying
among, between, amid; as, interact, interarticular, intermit.
Inter
(In*ter") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interring ] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer,
enterrer, LL. interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See Terrace.] To deposit and cover in the
earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to inter a dead body. Shak.
Interact
(In`ter*act") n. [Pref. inter- + act. Cf. Entr'acte.] A short act or piece between others, as in
a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.
Interact
(In`ter*act"), v. i. To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact. Emerson. Tyndall.
Interaction
(In`ter*ac"tion) n.
1. Intermediate action.
2. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.
Interadditive
(In`ter*ad"di*tive) a. Added or placed between the parts of another thing, as a clause inserted
parenthetically in a sentence.
Interagency
(In`ter*a"gen*cy) n. Intermediate agency.
Interagent
(In`ter*a"gent) n. An intermediate agent.
Interall
(In"ter*all) n. Entrail or inside. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
Interalveolar
(In`ter*al"ve*o*lar) a. (Anat.) Between alveoli; as, the interalveolar septa between adjacent
air cells in the lungs.
Interambulacral
(In`ter*am`bu*la"cral) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the interambulacra.
Interambulacrum
(||In`ter*am`bu*la"crum) n.; pl. L. Interambulacra E. Interambulacrums (Zoöl.) In
echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of Ambulacrum.
Interamnian
(In`ter*am"ni*an) a. [Pref. inter- + L. amnis river: cf. L. interamnus.] Situated between
rivers. [R.] "An interamnian country." J. Bryant.
Interanimate
(In`ter*an"i*mate) v. t. To animate or inspire mutually. [Obs.] Donne.
Interarboration
(In`ter*ar`bo*ra"tion) n. The interweaving of branches of trees. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Interarticular
(In`ter*ar*tic"u*lar) a. (Anat.) Situated between joints or articulations; as, interarticular
cartilages and ligaments.
Interatomic
(In`ter*a*tom"ic) a. (Chem. & Physics) Between atoms; situated, or acting, between the
atoms of bodies; as, interatomic forces.
Interaulic
(In`ter*au"lic) a. Existing between royal courts. [R.] "Interaulic politics." Motley.
Interauricular
(In`ter*au*ric"u*lar) a. (Anat.) Between the auricles; as, the interauricular partition of the
heart.
