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internode

noun in·ter·node \ˈin-tər-ˌnōd\

Definition of INTERNODE

:  an interval or part between two nodes (as of a stem)
— in·ter·nod·al \ˌin-tər-ˈnō-dəl\ adjective
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Origin of INTERNODE

Latin internodium, from inter- + nodus knot
First Known Use: 1667

Rhymes with INTERNODE

àla mode, antipode, carbo-load, discommode, down the road, eigenmode, electrode, episode, frontage road, front-end load, hit the road, impastoed, incommode, Kozhikode, microcode, mother lode, Nesselrode, object code, palinode, penal code, pigeon-toed, service road, sinus node, trematode, wagonload

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