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metameric |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Metameric \Met`a*mer"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + Gr ? part.] 1. (Chem.) Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See {Isomeric}. Note: The existence of metameric compounds is due to the different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule. 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as metameric segmentation. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: metameric adj : (zoology) having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters [syn: {segmental}, {segmented}]
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