intershell

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ shell.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɚˌʃɛl/

Adjective

intershell (not comparable)

1. (physics) Between shells.
   • 2007 September 21, Phil Szuromi, “Chemistry: Bigger with Platinum”, in Science 317, published 1651:

     "This cluster is unusual in that its outermost shell has fewer atoms than the underlying shell, and CO ligands bridge intershell metal atoms."

Noun

intershell (plural intershells)

1. (astronomy) The layer between two stellar shells, particularly between the hydrogen and helium shells.
   • 1981, A. Renzini, “Evolutionary Effects of Mass Loss in Low-Mass Stars”, in Effects of Mass Loss on Stellar Evolution‎, →ISBN, page 332:

     "In this inner portion of the intershell 13C and N are totally absent, but there is some 16O."