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Adjective: interstadial
  1. (geology) relating to a temporary warm period within an ice age
    "Interstadial conditions allowed brief forest growth between glacial advances"
Noun: interstadial
  1. (geology) a temporary warm period within an ice age
    "The Bølling-Allerød interstadial occurred near the end of the last ice age"

Derived forms: interstadials

Encyclopedia: Interstadial