əˌrɪz noun
1.
Zoology.
a.
division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation.
b.
existence in a metameric state.
2.
Chemistry. isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as C 2 H 5 NHC 2 H 5 and CH 3 NHC 3 H 7 .
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| 1. | metameric segmentation, Also called: segmentation the division of an animal into similar segments (metameres). In many vertebrates it is confined to the embryonic nervous and muscular systems |
| 2. | chem a type of isomerism in which molecular structures differ by the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as in CH3OC3H7 and C2H5OC2H5 |
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Metamerism
is always a great word to know.
So is vat. Does it mean:
| a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base, or a vessel containing such a preparation |
| any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals |
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metamerism me·tam·er·ism (mə-tām'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.
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