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2. An intervening agent or instrument. Cowper.

3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.

In`ter*mell" (?), v. i. & t. [See Intermeddle.] To intermeddle; to intermix. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.

In`ter*mem"bral (?), a. (Anat.) Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other.

In`ter*mem"bra*nous (?), a. (Anat.) Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification.

In*ter"ment (?), n. [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See Inter, v. t.] The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation. T. Warton.

In`ter*men"tion (?), v. t. To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally. [Obs.]

In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus.

In`ter*me`ta*car"pal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metacarpal bones.

In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal (?), a. (Anat.) Between the metatarsal bones.

||In`ter*mez"zo (?), n. [It. See Intermede.] (Mus.) An interlude; an ||intermede. See Intermede. || In`ter*mi"cate (?), v. i. [L. intermicare; inter- between + micare to glitter.] To flash or shine between or among. [R.] Blount.

In`ter*mi*ca"tion (?), n. A shining between or among. [R.] Smart.

In`ter*mi*gra"tion (?), n. Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

In*ter"mi*na*ble (?), a. [L. interminabilis: cf. F. interminable. See Terminate.] Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings.

That wild interminable waste of waves.

Grainger.

Syn. -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable; immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.

In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n. The state of being endless.

In*ter"mi*na*bly, adv. Without end or limit.

In*ter"mi*nate, a. [L. interminatus; in- not + terminatus, p. p. of terminate.] Endless; as, interminate sleep. Chapman.

In*ter"mi*nate (?), v. t. [L. interminatus, p. p. of interminari; inter between + minari to threaten.] To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

In*ter"mi*na`ted (?), a. Interminable; interminate; endless; unending. [Obs.] Akenside.

In*ter`mi*na"tion (?), n. [L. interminatio.] A menace or threat. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

In`ter*mine" (?), v. t. To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.] Drayton.

In`ter*min"gle (?), v. t. To mingle or mix together; to intermix. Hooker.

In`ter*min"gle, v. i. To be mixed or incorporated.

Party and faction will intermingle.

Swift.