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me•tam•er•ism
Pronunciation: (mu-tam'u-riz"um), [key]—
n.
1. Zool.
a. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation.
b. existence in a metameric state.
2. Chem.isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as C
2H
5NHC
2H
5 and CH
3NHC
3H
7.
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