metamer

[ met-uh-mer ]
/ ˈmɛt ə mər /

noun Chemistry.

a compound exhibiting metamerism with one or more other compounds.

Origin of metamer

First recorded in 1880–85; meta- + -mer

Words nearby metamer

metalware, metalwork, metalworking, metamale, metamathematics, metamer, metamere, metameric, metameric nervous system, metamerism, metamict

British Dictionary definitions for metamer

metamer
/ (ˈmɛtəmə) /

noun

any of two or more isomeric compounds exhibiting metamerism

Medical definitions for metamer

metamer
[ mĕt′ə-mər ]

n.

A compound that contains the same number and type of atoms as other compounds but with a different distribution of radicals.
A color that appears to the eye to be identical to another color but which in fact has a different spectral composition.