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intermediates

/ɪn.tɚˈmi.di.əts/

intermediates is the plural of intermediate.

Meaning of intermediate

Noun

intermediate (plural intermediates)

  1. Anything in an intermediate position.
    • In Oklahoma, an intermediate license holder may not carry more than one non-family member in the vehicle unless accompanied in the front seat by a licensed driver over 21 years of age.2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022
  2. An intermediary.
  3. An automobile that is larger than a compact but smaller than a full-sized car.
    Synonyms:
    mid-size
  4. Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.
    1. (chemical industries) Any such substance that is produced and sold to commercial customers (business-to-business sales) as an input to other chemical processes.
  5. A kind of tyre with relatively light grooving, used for conditions between fully dry and fully wet.
    • Light rain was coming so he chose intermediate tyres.

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Phrases with intermediates

Questions about intermediates

What is intermediates the plural of?
Intermediates is the plural of intermediate.
How do you pronounce intermediates?
Intermediates is pronounced /ɪn.tɚˈmi.di.əts/ (US).

Words near intermediates in the dictionary

  1. intermediate vector bosons
  2. intermediate-velocity
  3. intermediated
  4. intermediately
  5. intermediateness
  6. intermediates
  7. intermediating
  8. intermediation
  9. intermediations
  10. intermediator
  11. intermediators

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