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Metacarpals
- noun - any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers
Metacenters
- noun - (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
Metacentres
- noun - (shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship
Metacentric
- adjective - having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere; "a metacentric chromosome"
- of or relating to the metacenter
Metachloral
- - A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of chloral.
Metachrosis
- - The power of changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.
Metacrolein
- - A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.
Metacromion
- - A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.
Metagastric
- - Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.
Metageneses
- noun - alternation of sexual and asexual generations