metamerism
noun
- Chem. the type of isomerism in which chemical compounds have identical proportions of the same elements and the same molecular weight, but have radicals differing in type or position, with resulting differences in chemical properties
- Zool. the condition of being made up of metameres
See metamerism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mĭ-tămˈə-rĭzˌəm)
noun 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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