intershell
Between shells.
Adjective
- Between shells.
- "This cluster is unusual in that its outermost shell has fewer atoms than the underlying shell, and CO ligands bridge intershell metal atoms." - 2007 September 21, Phil Szuromi, “Chemistry: Bigger with Platinum”, in...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *skolH-yeh₂ Proto-Germanic *skaljō Proto-West Germanic *skallju Old English sċiell Middle English schelle English shell English intershell From inter- + shell.
Noun
- The layer between two stellar shells, particularly between the hydrogen and helium shells.
- "In this inner portion of the intershell 13C and N are totally absent, but there is some 16O." - 1981, A. Renzini, “Evolutionary Effects of Mass Loss in Low-Mass Stars”, in Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution,...