1. (

• intermediate

) a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained ;

1. (

• intercede ,
• mediate ,
• intermediate ,
• liaise ,
• arbitrate

) act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement" ;

1. (

• intermediate

) lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" ;

2. (

• average ,
• intermediate ,
• medium

) around the middle of a scale of evaluation; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" ;