metamerism: Meaning and Definition of

me•tam•er•ism

Pronunciation: (mu-tam'u-riz"um), [key]
— n.
    1. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation.
    2. existence in a metameric state.
  1. isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as CHNHCH and CHNHCH.
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