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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.
Isomerism
Isomerism 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 isomerism
Isomerism 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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