Look up: Intermediate

1. Intermediate
   Any chemical compound that is primarily of interest as one of the steps between the starting material and the final product. It is usually best to design chemical processes so that intermediates do not need to be transported from place or stored in large quantities. Methyl isocyanate, an intermediate in the manufacture of certain pesticides, is a good example. For the horrific consequences of inappropriate and entirely unnecessary storage of this highly toxic intermediate, have a look at: www.bh…
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2. intermediate
   [adj] - lying between two extremes in time or space or degree 2. [n] - a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained
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3. Intermediate
   (Of Igneous rocks) With a silica content of 52 - 65% including syenite, trachyte, diorite and andesite.
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4. intermediate
   A molecular entity with a lifetime appreciably longer than a molecular vibration (corresponding to a local potential energy minimum of depth greater than RT) that is formed (directly or indirectly) from the reactants and reacts further to give (either directly or indirectly) the products of a chemical reaction; also the corresponding chemical species. See reaction step, elementary reaction, stepwise reaction.
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5. intermediate
   reactive intermediate; reaction intermediate. A highly reactive substance that forms and then reacts further during the conversion of reactants to products in a chemical reaction. Intermediates never appear as products in the chemical equation for a net chemical reaction.
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6. intermediate
   A substance that is not made to be used directly, but in order to produce other useful compounds
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7. intermediate
   a gear wheel interposed between two other wheels of a gear train.It is either an idler gear,or part of a twin gear Category: Mechanical engineering • a copy of an original in the form essential to the process being used from which further copies can be made Category: General
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8. Intermediate
   In`ter·me"di·ate adjective [ Prefix inter- + mediate : confer French intermédiat .] Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors. Intermediate state (Theol.) , the state or condition of the soul between …
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9. Intermediate
   In`ter·me"di·ate intransitive verb To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton.
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10. intermediate
    Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colours. Intermediate state, the state or condition of the soul between the death and the resurrection of the body. ... <mathematics> Intermediate terms Same as Int …
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11. intermediate
    adjective 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`
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12. Intermediate
    `Intermediate` means `occurring between two extremes, or in the middle of a range` and may refer to: * Reactive intermediate, a short-lived, unstable molecule in a chemical reaction * Intermediate goods, goods used to produce other goods * Middle school, also known as `intermediate school` * Intermediate 1 or Intermediate 2, educational qualifications in Scotland * Intermediate (anatomy), the relative location of an anatomical structure lying be...
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13. intermediate
    (in″tәr-me´de-әt) placed between; see also medial and median. resembling, in part, each of two extremes. a substance formed in a chemical process that is essential to formation of the end product of the process.
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14. Intermediate
    • (v. i.) To come between; to intervene; to interpose. • (a.) Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
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15. intermediate
    intermediate 1. Coming or occurring between two things, places, etc.; holding the middle place or degree between two extremes; interposed, intervening. 2. In spatial position, situated in the middle place, or between two things or places. 3. Occurring or coming between two points of time or events. Intermediate technology: (1) a technology that is intermed...
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