interstices
Meaning
of Interstice
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
Nevada turquoise is found as nuggets, fracture fillings and in breccias as the cement filling interstices between fragments.
Stainless steel is an example of a combination of interstitial and substitutional alloys, because the carbon atoms fit into the interstices, but some of the iron atoms are replaced with nickel and chromium atoms.
Steel is an example of an interstitial alloy, because the very small carbon atoms fit into interstices of the iron matrix.
The C fullerite has one octahedral and two smaller tetrahedral interstices per each fullerene molecule.
These “elder gods,” Lovecraft observed, were to be found in the interstices of ancient myths and legends.