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interlace
interlaced scanning
interlanguage
interlard
interlay
interleaf
interleave
interleaves
interleukin
interleukin-1
interleukin-2
interlibrary loan
interline (1)
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interlinear
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interleukin
in·ter·leu·kin [ íntər lkin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical in white blood cells: a chemical found in white blood cells that stimulates them to fight infection
[Late 20th century. <inter- + leukocyte + -in]
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