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Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- mediate: cf.
F. interm['e]diat.]
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.
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2. Hence: Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as,
intermediate education.
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{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}.
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Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, v. i.
To come between; to intervene; to interpose. --Milton.
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Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, n.
1. A person who intermediates between others, especially in
negotiations; an intermediary; a mediator.
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2. Something that is intermediate.
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3. Specifically: (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.

Note: The term has the same meaning with respect to
intermediate compounds produced in a biosynthetic
pathway in living organisms.
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