intermediate

1 :  one that is intermediate

2 :  mediator, go-between

3a :  a chemical compound synthesized from simpler compounds and usually intended to be used in later syntheses of more complex productsb :  a usually short-lived chemical species formed in a reaction as an intermediate step between the starting material and the final product

4 :  an automobile larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized automobile

1 :  intervene, interpose

2 :  to act as an intermediate

:  being or occurring in the middle of a series or between extremes The car was of intermediate size.

:  someone or something that is in the middle of a series or between extremes Instruction is offered for beginners and intermediates.

:  being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes the remaining subjects progressed to some intermediate stage of disease—R. R. Redfield et al

:  one that is intermediate; especially :  a chemical compound synthesized from simpler compounds and usually intended to be used in later syntheses of more complex products pharmaceutical intermediates

1 :  being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes an intermediate order

2 :  of, relating to, or being a level of judicial scrutiny to ensure equal protection of the laws that is applied to a statute involving classification of persons and that is more intensive than the rational basis test and not as severe as strict scrutiny intermediate review intermediate scrutiny