English Words: M

36,575 words · Page 316 of 732

metatrochanternoun

Synonym of metafemur.

Metatronname

An archangel and the chancellor of Heaven and the scribe of the book of life, in Christian and Jewish folklore. According to medieval apocrypha, he is Enoch, ancestor of Noah, transformed into an angel.

metatropenoun

A trope (recurring theme) concerning tropes

metatrophicadj

Deriving sustenance from dead organic matter.

metatropicadj

That changes (over time)

metatuffnoun

metamorphosed tuff

metatungstatenoun

Any tungstate that contains multiple atoms of tungsten e.g. W₄O₁₃²⁻

metatungstic acidnoun

An acid known only in its salts (the metatungstates).

metatypenoun

A topotype of a species which is confirmed as belonging to that species by the author who originally described it

metatypicaladj

Relating to a metatype or to metatypy

metatypynoun

The morphosyntactic change that a language undergoes due to its speakers being bilingual.

metatyuyamunitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.

metaunderstandingnoun

An understanding of how things are understood.

metauniversenoun

A universe of universes.

metavaluenoun

A standard by which good is measured, which is incommensurable with other values.

metavanadatenoun

The polymeric oxyanion of vanadium [VO₃⁻]ₙ; any salt containing this anion

metavanadic acidnoun

A vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.

metavandendriesscheitenoun

An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

metavanmeersscheitenoun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal canary yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.

metavanuralitenoun

A triclinic lemon mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium.

metavariablenoun

A symbol or string of symbols belonging to a metalanguage and standing for elements of some object language.

metavariantnoun

A variant of a metatype

metavariscitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic light green mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

metavauxitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

metaventraladj

behind the abdomen

metaventritenoun

A ventral plate of the thorax lying behind and between the mesocoxal cavities.

metaversaladj

Of or pertaining to a metaverse.

metaversalitynoun

The state or quality of something metaversal.

metaversenoun

A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space.

metavinculinnoun

A splice variant of the protein vinculin, found in smooth muscle and skeletal muscle.

metaviriomenoun

A metagenomic viriome

metaviriomicadj

Relating to metaviriomes

metaviromenoun

A virome of metaviruses

metaviromicadj

Relating to metaviromes or to metaviromics

metaviromicsnoun

The viromics of metaviruses

metavirulomenoun

A virulome of metaviruses

metavivianitenoun

A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

metavolcanicadj

Being or relating to a type of metamorphic rock originally produced by a volcano, either as lava or tephra, then buried and subjected to high pressures and temperatures, causing it to recrystallize.

metawaveguidenoun

A waveguide that operates using a relatively weak control beam to interferometrically manipulate a much more intense laser signal.

metawordnoun

A word, such as a search keyword or dictionary headword, that stands for itself as a word rather than having a meaning and a context.

metawritingnoun

writing about writing

metaxenianoun

ectogeny

Metaxismnoun

A totalitarian nationalist ideology associated with Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas, calling for the regeneration of the Greek nation and the establishment of a modern, culturally homogenous Greece.

metaxynoun

middle ground

metaxyaceousadj

Of or relating to the Metaxyaceae.

metaxylemnoun

The part of xylem, developing after protoxylem, that has larger cells and vessels.

metaxylenenoun

That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each other. It is a colourless inflammable liquid.

metaxylohydroquinonenoun

A form of hydroquinone derived from metaxylene, but especially 2,6-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diol.

metayagenoun

A kind of sharecropping system.

metayernoun

One who cultivates land for a share (usually half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.

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