interstratify

verb

in·​ter·​stratify

"+

transitive verb

: to insert between other strata : arrange in alternate strata

lava flow interstratified with sedimentary rock

intransitive verb

: to settle in layers between other layers

Word History

Etymology

inter- + stratify

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