Met`a*mer"ic (?), a. [Pref. meta-
+ Gr. &?; part.] 1. (Chem.) Having
the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with
the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and
different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are
metameric compounds. See Isomeric.
&fist; The existence of metameric compounds is due to the
different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule.
2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a
metamere or its formation; as, metameric
segmentation.