metamerism

[ muh-tam-uh-riz-uh m ]

/ məˈtæm əˌrɪz əm /

noun

Zoology.

division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation.
existence in a metameric state.

Chemistry. isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as C2H5NHC2H5 and CH3NHC3H7.

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Origin of metamerism

1840–50; (in def 1) metamere + -ism; (in def 2) meta- + (iso)merism

Words nearby metamerism

metamathematics, metamer, metamere, metameric, metameric nervous system, metamerism, metamict, metamorphic, metamorphic facies, metamorphic rock, metamorphism

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Example sentences from the Web for metamerism

In Chiton the renal organs are not affected by the metamerism as they are in Nautilus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
In accordance with the metamerism of Nautilus already noticed, there are two pairs of renal organs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
The only other example which we have of this metamerism in the Mollusca is presented by the Chitons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
In the articulates the metamerism is chiefly external—an articulation of the body wall.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for metamerism

metamerism

/ (mɪˈtæməˌrɪzəm) /

noun

Also called: metameric segmentation, segmentation the division of an animal into similar segments (metameres). In many vertebrates it is confined to the embryonic nervous and muscular systems

chem a type of isomerism in which molecular structures differ by the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as in CH 3 OC 3 H 7 and C 2 H 5 OC 2 H 5

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Medical definitions for metamerism

metamerism

[ mə-tăm′ə-rĭz′əm ]

n.

The condition of having the body divided into metameres, exhibited in most animals only in the early embryonic stages of development.