intercalates in English

verb
1
interpolate (an intercalary period) in a calendar.
To keep the lunar calendar synchronized with the solar year, an extra month was intercalated in summer as necessary, in so-called ‘embolismic’ years.
2
insert (something) between layers in a crystal lattice, geological formation, or other structure.
These four layers are intercalated by thick silty to sandy sequences.

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1. Acridine Orange is a fluorescent dye that associates with and intercalates specifically with DNA and RNA

2. As a result of these postglacial processes, temporal lakes form, and thus lacustrine fine-grained sedimentation intercalates with alluvial coarse-grained layers.

3. Acridine orange is a dye that intercalates or binds with the nucleic acid ( either DNA or RNA) present in organisms and fluoresce to emit various colors that help in differentiation of cellular organells

4. Cholesterol acts as a bidirectional regulator of membrane fluidity because at high temperatures, it stabilizes the membrane and raises its melting point, whereas at low temperatures it intercalates between the phospholipids and prevents them from clustering together and stiffening.