interjacent

adjective

in·​ter·​ja·​cent

: lying or being between or among others : intervening, interpolated

interjacent remarks

Word History

Etymology

Latin interjacent-, interjacens, present participle of interjacēre to lie between, from inter- + jacēre to lie

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Rhymes for interjacent

• adjacent
• complacent
• complaisant
• subjacent
• nascent