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Allomerism
Allomerism Al*lom"er*ism, n. [Gr. ? other + ? part.] (Chem.)
Variability in chemical constitution without variation in
crystalline form.
Branchiomerism
Branchiomerism Bran`chi*om"er*ism, n. [Gr. ? gill + -mere.]
(Anat.)
The state of being made up of branchiate segments. --R.
Wiedersheim.
Euhemerism
Euhemerism Eu*hem"er*ism
. [L. Euhemerus, Gr. ? a philosopher,
about 300 ?.]
The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology
were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the
amplification in imagination of human acts.
IsomerismIsomerism I*som"er*ism, n. (Chem.)
The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric
substances.
Physical isomerism (Chem.), the condition or relation of
certain (metameric) substances, which, while chemically
identical (in that they have the same composition, the
same molecular weights, and the same ultimate
constitution), are yet physically different, as in their
action on polarized light, as dextro- and l[ae]vo-tartaric
acids. In such compounds there is usually at least one
unsymmetrical carbon atom. See Unsymmetrical. Merismatic
Merismatic Mer`is*mat"ic, a. [Gr. ? division, fr. ? part.]
(Biol.)
Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation
into two or more parts or sections by the formation of
internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell
divides into many.
Metamerism
Metamerism Me*tam"er*ism, n.
1. (Biol.) The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial
symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.
2. (Chem.) The state or quality of being metameric; also, the
relation or condition of metameric compounds.
Physical isomerismIsomerism I*som"er*ism, n. (Chem.)
The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric
substances.
Physical isomerism (Chem.), the condition or relation of
certain (metameric) substances, which, while chemically
identical (in that they have the same composition, the
same molecular weights, and the same ultimate
constitution), are yet physically different, as in their
action on polarized light, as dextro- and l[ae]vo-tartaric
acids. In such compounds there is usually at least one
unsymmetrical carbon atom. See Unsymmetrical. Polymerism
Polymerism Po*lym"er*ism, n. (Chem.)
(a) The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric
substances.
(b) The act or process of forming polymers.
Tautomerism
Tautomerism Tau*tom"er*ism, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
part.] (Chem.)
The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances,
or their respective derivatives, which are more or less
interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the
more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the
lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
Meaning of Merism from wikipedia
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Merism (Latin: merismus,
Ancient Gr****: μερισμός, romanized: merismós) is a
rhetorical device (or
figure of speech) in
which a
combination of two contrasting...
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respiratory syndrome (
MERS) is a
viral respiratory infection caused by
Middle East
respiratory syndrome–related
coronavirus (
MERS-CoV).
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- "Lock, stock, and barrel" is a
merism used
predominantly in the
United Kingdom and
North America,
meaning "all", "total" or "everything". It
derives from...
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- Boulogne-sur-
Mer (French: [bulɔɲ syʁ
mɛʁ] ; Picard: Boulonne-su-
Mér; Dutch: Bonen; Latin: Gesoria**** or Bononia),
often called just
Boulogne (UK: /bʊˈlɔɪn/...
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departments and
regions of
France (French: départements et régions d'outre-
mer,
pronounced [depaʁtəmɑ̃ e ʁeʒjɔ̃ d‿utʁəmɛʁ]; DROM) are
departments of the...
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mer may
refer to: La
mer (Debussy), an
orchestral composition by
Claude Debussy "La
Mer" (song), a 1946 song by
Charles Trenet La
Mer (horse), a champion...
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Mer,
Maher or
Mehar (Gujarati: ISO 15919:
Mēr, Mahēr, Mēhar) is a
caste from the
Saurashtra region of
Gujarat in India. They are
largely based in the...
