META
\mˈɛtə], \mˈɛtə], \m_ˈɛ_t_ə]\
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Lat. A goal, bound, or turning-point. In old English law, the term was used to denote a bouud or boundary line of land; a landmark; a material object, as a tree or a pillar, marking the position or be- ginning of a boundary line.
By Henry Campbell Black
By Robley Dunglison
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[Greek] A preposition used as a prefix meaning (1) change or exchange; (2) after, next, beyond; (3) in chemistry, a derived or generally an isomeric compound, particularly a benzene derivative in which two alternate atoms (i. e., two neither adjacent nor opposite) of hydrogen in the benzene ring are replaced.
By Alexander Duane
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).