Interfinger

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To interpenetrate in long alternating strips like clasped fingers.

    "The lagoon deposits overlie and interfinger with beach sands in SAV3 and SAV4, which overlie an early Holocene estuary deposit in SAV4."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Between two zinc fingers. not-comparable

    "Strong-intensity interfinger NOE cross-peaks observed in the complex, but not for the free protein (26 ), indicate that binding is also promoted by the formation of extensive intraprotein interactions (Fig. 4 B)."

Example

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"The lagoon deposits overlie and interfinger with beach sands in SAV3 and SAV4, which overlie an early Holocene estuary deposit in SAV4."

Etymology

From inter- + finger.

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zinc finger

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