Intermediate

Definition of Intermediate

In`ter`me´di`ate
a.1.Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
2.Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as, intermediate education.
Intermediate state
(Theol.) the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.
Intermediate terms
(Math.) the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.
Intermediate tie
(Arch.) Same as Intertie.
v. i.1.To come between; to intervene; to interpose.
n.1.A person who intermediates between others, especially in negotiations; an intermediary; a mediator.
2.Something that is intermediate.
3.(Chem.) A compound which is produced in the course of a chemical synthesis, which is not itself the final product, but is used in further reactions which produce the final product; also called synthetic intermediate, intermediate compound or intermediate product; - contrasted to starting material and end product or final product. There may be many different intermediates between the starting material and end product in the course of a complex synthesis; as, many industrial chemicals are produced primarily to be used as intermediates in other syntheses.

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