About The Word Metameric
Learn about the word Metameric to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Metameric definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Metameric
| Metameric Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Metameric?
[adj] (zoology) having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
Synonyms | Synonyms for Metameric: divided | segmental | segmented Related Terms | Find terms related to Metameric: See Also | Metameric In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Virginia mallow ‐ tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having…
- Sinecure ‐ an office that involves minimal duties [n] a benefice to which…
- Ground bait ‐ bait scattered on the water to…
- Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ‐ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults;…
- Boolean logic ‐ a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in…
- Repine ‐ express…
- Chinese angelica ‐ similar to American angelica tree but less…
- Outlawry ‐ illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the…
- Flammable ‐ possible to burn
- Genus mastodon ‐ extinct type genus of the Mammutidae:…