axial vs intermediate

axial

noun
  • A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth. 

  • A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds. 

adj
  • Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ 

  • Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis 

  • In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis. 

  • oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond. 

intermediate

noun
  • Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product. 

  • An intermediary. 

  • Anything in an intermediate position. 

adj
  • Being between two extremes, or in the middle of a range. 

verb
  • To mediate, to be an intermediate. 

  • To arrange, in the manner of a broker. 

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