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Intermediate Duration Exposure: Contact with a substance that occurs for more than 14 days and less than a year [compare with acute exposure and chronic exposure].

Chronic Exposure: Contact with a substance that occurs over a long time (more than 1 year) [compare with acute exposure and intermediate duration exposure]

Acute Exposure: Contact with a substance that occurs once or for only a short time (up to 14 days) [compare with intermediate duration exposure and chronic exposure].

Intermediate Theory: Some states have adopted an intermediate theory of mortgage based on the principles of title theory, but requiring the mortgagee (lender) to foreclose to obtain legal title as is necessary i . . . View Full Definition

Intermediate-Term: Typically one-ten years.

Macaulay Duration: The weighted-average term to maturity of the cash flows from a bond, where the weights are the present value of the cash flow divided by the price.

Intermediate-Term Bond: Intermediate-term bonds mature in two to ten years from the date of issue. Typically, the interest on these bonds is greater than that on short-term bonds of similar quality but less than th . . . View Full Definition

Intermediate Target: A real or imaginary reference point, or target, that is on the line between the ball and the ultimate target (usually but not always fairly close to the ball) to make alignment easier

Intermediate Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-103): One of CCC’s export credit guarantee programs. See GSM-103.

Intermediate: A highly reactive substance that forms and then reacts further during the conversion of reactants to products in a chemical reaction. Intermediates never appear as products in the chemical e . . . View Full Definition