Interstitial

An interstitial space or interstice is an empty space or gap between spaces full of structure or matter.

In particular, interstitial may refer to:

Physical sciences

• Interstitial defect, a crystallographic defect, atom(s) outside regular crystal lattice sites
• Interstitial element
• Interstitial compound, a compound formed by small atoms occupying empty space in a metal lattice

Advertising

• Interstitial webpage, displayed before or after an expected content page, often to display advertisements or confirm the user's age

Biology

• Interstitial space
• Interstitial cell, various
• Interstitial collagenase, enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen
• Interstitial fluid, a solution that bathes and surrounds the cells of multicellular animals

Medical

• Interstitial infusion
• Interstitial keratitis
• Interstitial pregnancy

Diseases

• Interstitial cell tumor
• Interstitial cystitis
• Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis
• Interstitial lung disease
• Interstitial nephritis

Arts

• Interstitial art, any work of art whose basic nature falls between, rather than within, the familiar boundaries of accepted genres or media
• Interstitial space (architecture)

Communications

• Interstitial program, short television programming which is often shown between movies or other events
• A synonym for station identification in television broadcasting, typically a static logo
• Interstitial webpage, a web page that is displayed before an expected content page, often to display advertisements or confirm the user's age

Religion

• A waiting period, in the canon law of the Catholic church, a period of three months is normally required between being ordained a deacon and being ordained a priest^{[citation needed]}

Law

• "Interstital federal lawmaking" is a species of "federal common law" which arises where Congressional statutes implicitly compel federal courts to fill gaps to interpret the federal law, should a case or controversy arise, where the transactions or issues typically would be controlled by state law (such as real property regulatory programs). United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co., 412 U.S. 580 (1973).

See also

• All pages beginning with "intersti"
• All pages with titles containing "intersti*"