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| middle |
the intermediate or middle location, point, or position. [2/5 definitions] |
| middleman |
an intermediate trader or merchant between producers and consumers. |
| pupa |
an intermediate stage in the development of many insects, such as butterflies, during which they do not eat and are often encased in a cocoon. [1/2 definitions] |
| qurush |
an intermediate monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equaling five halalah. (Cf. riyal.) |
| secondary school |
a school that is intermediate between elementary school and college; junior high school or high school. |
| squadron |
any of several types of military unit, usu. of intermediate size and comprising vehicles as well as personnel. [1/2 definitions] |
| squalene |
a hydrocarbon that occurs in sharks' livers and human fatty deposits and is an intermediate product in the formation of cholesterol. |
| superclass |
a taxonomic category intermediate between a phylum, or a botanical division, and a class; subphylum. |
| superheterodyne |
of, pertaining to, or using a method of radio reception in which the incoming signal is transformed into an intermediate frequency which helps with amplification of the signal and eliminates unwanted signals. [2 definitions] |
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