intermediate
/ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.ət/ noun C2- Anything in an intermediate position.
- An intermediary.
- An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.
- Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
- Any such substance that is produced and sold to commercial customers (business-to-business sales) as an input to other chemical processes.
- A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet. · Light rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.
Plural intermediates
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From long habit the train of thoughts ran so swiftly through my mind, that I arrived at the conclusion without being conscious of intermediate steps.
Its windows, opening to the ground, admitted a most refreshing view of the high woody hills behind the house, and of the beautiful oaks and Spanish chestnuts which were scattered over the intermediate lawn.
Navigating a complex web of indigenous dialects, Sacagawea facilitated crucial dialogues, translating nuanced concepts through a convoluted chain of intermediate languages.
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