Thesaurus: metameric

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1. a. Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric.
2. a. Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as, metameric segmentation.
3. adj. having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters
4. 1. (Chem.) Having the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric. Note: The existence of metameric compounds is due to the different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule. 2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation; as, metameric segmentation.
5. Having the same elements united in the same proportion byweight, and with the same molecular weight, but possessing adifferent structure and different properties; as, methyl ether andethyl alcohol are metameric compounds. See Isomeric.
6. s having the body divided into successive metameres or segments, as in earthworms or lobsters