1. a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
Verb
1. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences;
"He interceded in the family dispute""He mediated a settlement"
Adjective
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"
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"