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metamer

American  
[met-uh-mer] / ˈmɛt ə mər /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.

metamer British  
/ ˈmɛtəmə /

noun

  1. any of two or more isomeric compounds exhibiting metamerism

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Etymology

Origin of metamer

First recorded in 1880–85; meta- + -mer

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Each combination, or metamer, affects cones similarly, but ipRGCs differently.

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