n :  one that mediates : esp  :  a mediating agent (as an enzyme or hormone) in a chemical or biological process <substance P, a neuropeptide of analgesic stimuli in peripheral sensory nerves -D. R. Robinson>  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  me·di·a·to·ry 
 
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