interstice

Definitions of interstice
  1. noun
    a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
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    types:
    aréole
    small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
    type of:
    structure anatomique, structure du corps
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card

Ender Wiggin is a brilliant but lonely young strategist in a world where children are trained to defend humankind against alien attacks.

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The Time Machine
H.G. Wells

In this science fiction classic, a time traveler journeys to a future world in which humans have evolved into two groups: the docile Eloi and the fierce Morlocks. Read the full text here.

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Dracula
Bram Stoker

A vampire makes his way from Transylvania to England to spread his evil curse, but a small team led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing is prepared to fight him. Read the full text here.

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