intercellularly

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér
Proto-Italic *n̥ter
Latin inter
Latin inter-bor.
English inter-
English cellular
English intercellular
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English intercellularly

    From intercellular + -ly.

    Adverb

    intercellularly (not comparable)

    1. (biology) Between cells; in an intercellular fashion.
      • 2005, J.K. Vessey et al., “Root-based N2-fixing symbioses”, in Lambers & Colmer, editors, Root Physiology‎[1], →ISBN, page 59:
        Like rhizobia, Frankia strains can enter the roots of their host plants either intracellularly, via root hairs, or intercellularly, depending on the host plant species.
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