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A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.

Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a l…

Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to another.

Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.

bling, or derived from, mannite. Mannitic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.

cids. (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources.

.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d Gauge.

A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.

ng next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

Intermediate in excellence of any kind. According to the fittest style of lofty, mean, or lowly. Milton.

A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.

Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic. By medicine, life may be prolonged. Shak.

Intermediate. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium strength.

The front median plate of the labium in insects. See Labium.

The median vertical plate, or median element, of the ethmoid bone.

Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral. Mesial plane. (Anat.) See Meson.

r superior to the second grantee, and hence is called the mesne lord. Mesne process, intermediate process; process intervening between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes understood to be the whole process preceding the execution. Blackstone. Burrill. -- Mesne profits, profits of premises during the time the ow…

A combining form denoting in the middle, intermediate; specif. (Chem.), denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are regarded as methenyl derivatives. Also used adjectively.

A radioactive product intermediate between thorium and radiothorium, with a period of 5.5 years.