Hypertext Webster Gateway: "metameric"
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) 1.7 (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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