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Antimetathesis
Antimetathesis An`ti*me*tath"e*sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]
(Rhet.)
An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse
order.
Intermetatarsal
Intermetatarsal In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Between the metatarsal bones.
Metatarsal
Metatarsal Met`a*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the metatarsus. -- n. A metatarsal bone.
Metatarse
Metatarse Met"a*tarse, n. (Anat.)
Metatarsus.
MetatarsiMetatarsus Met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl. Metatarsi. [NL. See
Meta-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.)
That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between
the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the
human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix. MetatarsusMetatarsus Met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl. Metatarsi. [NL. See
Meta-, and Tarsus.] (Anat.)
That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between
the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the
human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix. Metate
Metate Me*ta"te, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. metlatl.]
A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other
food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.
[Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]
MetathesesMetathesis Me*tath"e*sis, n.; pl. Metatheses. [L., fr. Gr.
meta`thesis, fr. metatithe`nai to place differently, to
transpose; meta` beyond, over + tithe`nai to place, set. See
Thesis.]
1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a
word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance,
without removal from the body.
3. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of exchange,
substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus,
by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its
hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or
base, and forms a salt. MetathesisMetathesis Me*tath"e*sis, n.; pl. Metatheses. [L., fr. Gr.
meta`thesis, fr. metatithe`nai to place differently, to
transpose; meta` beyond, over + tithe`nai to place, set. See
Thesis.]
1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a
word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance,
without removal from the body.
3. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of exchange,
substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus,
by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its
hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or
base, and forms a salt. Metathetic
Metathetic Met`a*thet"ic, Metathetical Met`a*thet"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to metathesis.
Metathetical
Metathetic Met`a*thet"ic, Metathetical Met`a*thet"ic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to metathesis.
Metathoracic
Metathoracic Met`a*tho*rac"ic, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the metathorax.
Metatitanic
Metatitanic Met`a*ti*tan"ic, a. [Pref. meta- + titanic.]
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium
analogous to metasilicic acid.
metatitanic acidTitanic Ti*tan"ic, a. [Cf. F. titanique.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
the titanous compounds.
Titanic acid (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, Ti.(OH)4,
obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
normal titanic acid. By extension, any one of a series
of derived acids, called also metatitanic acid,
polytitanic acid, etc.
Titanic iron ore. (Min.) See Menaccanite. metatoluicToluic To*lu"ic, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids,
CH3.C6H4.CO2H, which are related to toluene and analogous
to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and
are called respectively orthotoluic acid, metatoluic
acid, and paratoluic acid. metatoluidineToluidine To*lu"i*dine, n. (Chem.)
Any one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene
analogous to aniline, and called respectively
orthtoluidine, metatoluidine, and paratoluidine;
especially, the commonest one, or paratoluidine, which is
obtained as a white crystalline substance.
Note: It is used in the aniline dye industry, and constitutes
the essential nucleus or radical of those dyes. Metatungstate
Metatungstate Met`a*tung"state, n. (Chem.)
A salt of metatungstic acid.
Metatungstic
Metatungstic Met`a*tung"stic, a. [Pref. meta- + tungstic.]
(Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its
salts (the metatungstates) and properly called polytungstic,
or pyrotungstic, acid.
Tarsometatarsal
Tarsometatarsal Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal, a. (Anat.)
(a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as,
the tarsometatarsal articulations.
(b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.
TarsometatarsiTarsometatarsus Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl.
Tarsometatarsi. [NL.] (Anat.)
The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is
formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the
metatarsus. TarsometatarsusTarsometatarsus Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus, n.; pl.
Tarsometatarsi. [NL.] (Anat.)
The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is
formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the
metatarsus.
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