metamer

metamer definition - medical

met·a·mer (mĕtˈə-mər)

noun
  1. A compound that contains the same number and type of atoms as other compounds but with a different distribution of radicals.
  2. A color that appears to the eye to be identical to another color but which in fact has a different spectral composition.

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