interjacent
adjective
in·ter·ja·cent
Definition of interjacent
: lying or being between or among others : intervening, interpolated interjacent remarks
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Origin and Etymology of interjacent
Latin interjacent-, interjacens, present participle of interjacēre to lie between, from inter- + jacēre to lie — more at gist
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