About The Word Metameric
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Metameric
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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.
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