INTERMEDIATE

I. adjective see: mid Date: 15th century being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes, of or relating to an ~ school , ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1650 one that is ~, mediator , go-between , 3. a chemical compound synthesized from simpler compounds and usually intended to be used in later syntheses of more complex products, a usually short-lived chemical species formed in a reaction as an ~ step between the starting material and the final product, an automobile larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized automobile, III. intransitive verb Etymology: Medieval Latin intermediatus, past participle of intermediare, from Latin inter- + Late Latin mediare to mediate Date: 1610 intervene , interpose , to act as an ~