intermediate (
http://definr.com/intermediate)
adj 1: lying between two extremes in time or space or degree;
"going from sitting to standing without intermediate
pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a
process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an
intermediate level" [ant:
first,
last]
2: around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical
measures; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate
capacity"; "a plane with intermediate range"; "medium
bombers" [syn:
average,
medium]
n : a substance formed during a chemical process before the
desired product is obtained
v : act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;
"He interceded in the family dispute";"He mediated a
settlement" [syn:
intercede,
mediate,
liaise,
arbitrate]