metastable
— Adjective
– English
~ (of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium
metastasis
— Noun
– English
~ the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
metastatic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or affected by metastasis; "metastatic growth"
metatarsal artery
— Noun
– English
~ dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot
metatarsal
— Noun
– English
~ any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes
metatarsal arch
— Noun
– English
~ the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals
metatarsal
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the metatarsus; "metatarsal bones"
metatarsus
— Noun
– English
~ the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
metatherian
— Noun
– English
~ primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas
metathesis
— Noun
– English
~ a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
metathesis
— Noun
– English
~ a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
metazoa
— Noun
– English
~ multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system
metazoan
— Noun
– English
~ any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges
Metchnikoff
— Noun
– English
~ Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
Metchnikov
— Noun
– English
~ Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
mete
— Noun
– English
~ a line that indicates a boundary
metempsychosis
— Noun
– English
~ after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
metencephalon
— Noun
– English
~ the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
meteor
— Noun
– English
~ a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode