INTER (interred, interring)

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Irregular inflected forms: interred    , interring   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does inter mean? 

• INTER (verb)
  The verb INTER has 1 sense:

1. place in a grave or tomb

  Familiarity information: INTER used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTER (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they inter    ... he / she / it inters   
Past simple: interred   
Past participle: interred   
-ing form: interring   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place in a grave or tomb

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

bury; entomb; inhume; inter; lay to rest

Context example:

My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

Hypernyms (to "inter" is one way to...):

lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot inter Sue

Derivation:

interment (the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave)

 Context examples 

Upon binding and internalization, oxaliplatin is released and its active derivatives alkylate macromolecules, forming both inter- and intra-strand platinum-DNA crosslinks, which results in an inhibition of DNA replication and transcription.

(Oxaliplatin-Encapsulated Transferrin-Conjugated N-glutaryl Phosphatidylethanolamine Liposome, NCI Thesaurus)

I thought so, cried the cook; this here is a p'inter.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Ormaplatin alkylates DNA, forming both inter- and intra-strand platinum-DNA crosslinks, which result in inhibition of DNA replication and transcription and cell-cycle nonspecific cytotoxicity.

(Ormaplatin, NCI Thesaurus)

An agent able to covalently bind to DNA causing inter- or intra-stranded cross-linking of DNA.

(DNA Crosslinking Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Fractures of the FEMUR HEAD, the FEMUR NECK (FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES), the trochanters, or the inter- or subtrochanteric region.

(Hip Fracture, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Upon intravenous administration and internalization by tumor cells, DACH-platin binds to and causes both inter- and intra-strand cross-links in DNA, forming platinum adducts and triggering tumor cell apoptosis.

(DACH-Platin Micelle NC-4016, NCI Thesaurus)

Designed to overcome platinum drug resistance, picoplatin alkylates DNA, forming both inter- and intra-strand cross-linkages, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication and transcription, and the induction of apoptosis.

(Picoplatin, NCI Thesaurus)

A clustering method that determines the mean distance between all possible inter- or intra-cluster pairs.

(Average Linkage Cluster Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)

DACH-Pt alkylates macromolecules and causes both inter- and intra-strand platinum-DNA crosslinks, which impede DNA replication and transcription, thereby resulting in cell-cycle independent cytotoxicity.

(DACH Polymer Platinate AP5346, NCI Thesaurus)

Designed to overcome platinum drug resistance, picoplatin alkylates DNA, forming both inter- and intra-strand cross-linkages, resulting in inhibition of DNA replication and RNA transcription and the induction of apoptosis.

(Oral Picoplatin, NCI Thesaurus)