Part 7006

<hw>Met`a*tho*rac"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metathorax.</def>

<h1>Metathorax</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*tho"rax</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tathorax</ets>. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Thorax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def>

<h1>Metatitanic</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*ti*tan"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>titanic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid.</def>

<h1>Metatungstate</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*tung"state</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metatungstic acid.</def>

<h1>Metatungstic</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*tung"stic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>tungstic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the <i>metatungstates</i>) and properly called <i>polytungstic</i>, or <i>pyrotungstic</i>, acid.</def>

<h1>Metavanadate</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*van"a*date</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metavanadic acid.</def>

<h1>Metavanadic</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*va*nad"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>vanadic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid.</def>

<h1>Metaxylene</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*xy"lene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>xylene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>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 colorless inf<?/ammable liquid.</def>

<h1>M\'82tayage</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>M\'82`ta`yage"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>M\'82tayer</er>.]</ety> <def>A system of farming on halves.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark>

<h1>M\'82tayer</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>M\'82`ta`yer"</hw> <tt>(F. ?; E. ?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>medietarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark>

<i>Milman.</i>

<h1>Metazoa</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*zo"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the <i>ectoderm</i> and <i>endoderm</i>. The group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.</def>

<h1>Metazoan</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*zo"an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Metazoans</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def>

<h1>Metazoic</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.</def>

<h1>Metazo\'94n</h1> <Xpage=918>

<hw>Met`a*zo"\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def>