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interstitial

Syllabification: (in·ter·sti·tial)
Pronunciation: /ˌintərˈstiSHəl/

Definition of interstitial

adjective

  • of, forming, or occupying interstices:the interstitial space
  • Ecology (of minute animals) living in the spaces between individual sand grains in the soil or aquatic sediments:the interstitial fauna of marine sands

Derivatives

interstitially

adverb

interstitial in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of interstitial in the British & World English dictionary