Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z metaschematize To change the form of scheme of. metaschoderite A monoclinic-prismatic yellow orange mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and vanadium. metaschoepite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. metascience The science of science: the use of scientific methodology to study science itself, with the goal of improving the quality and efficiency of research. metascientific Concerning the science of science; relating to metascience. metascientist A scientist whose speciality is metascience metascutal Relating to a metascutum metascutellar Relating to the metascutellum. metascutellum The hind part of the arthropod scutellum. metascutum The scutum of the metathorax of an insect metasearch A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines. metasediment A metamorphosed sedimentary rock. metasedimentaclastic Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of metasedimentary materials. metasedimentary Of or pertaining to a metasediment. metaselective regioselective of the meta- position in a benzene ring metasemantic Pertaining to metasemantics. metasemantically In a metasemantic way. metasemantics The part of metalanguage that deals with semantics. metasemiotic Relating to metasemiotics. metasequence A sequence of characters having a similar role to a metacharacter. metasequential Of or pertaining to a metasequence. metasequoia Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China. metaseries A series (of books, films, etc.) consisting of several subseries. metaserver A hardware or software system that uses a group of other servers to obtain results metaservice An abstraction of the workflow in a network metaset A set of sets. metasexual . metasexuality The quality of being metasexual. metasideronatrite An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, sodium, and sulfur. metasilicate The oxyanion of silicon SiO₃²⁻ or any salt or mineral containing this ion metasilicic Relating to metasilicic acid or its derivatives metasiltstone A siltstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree. metasite A website consisting of hyperlinks to, or commentary on, other websites. metaskill A skill relating to the acquisition and use of other skills. metasocial About or acting on a social system. metasociological Relating to metasociology metasociology The study of sociology itself metasoftware Software that controls or manages other software. metasoma The posterior part of the three-part body-structure of many arthropods, the other two parts being prosoma and mesosoma. metasomal Of or pertaining to a metasoma. metasomatic Of or pertaining to metasomatism. metasomatically By means of metasomatism. metasomatism The process by which the bulk chemical composition of a rock is changed by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid. metasomatite A metasomatic rock. metasomatize To change the bulk chemical composition of a rock is by the introduction of components from an external source, especially by a hydrothermal fluid. metasomatized Modified by metasomatism metasomatosis metasomatism metasome A segment of the body of an animal, generally the rearmost one. metasone A glucocorticosteroid used topically to reduce inflammation metasong A song about a song. metaspace A space transcending ordinary physical space, such as cyberspace. metaspatial Of or relating to a metaspace. metaspatiality The quality of being metaspatial. metasperm angiosperm metasprite A sprite made up from a number of smaller hardware sprites that are moved together. metastability An unstable but potentially long-lived state of a system; for example, a supersaturated solution or an excited atom. metastable Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition. metastably In a metastable way. metastage Any of a group of equivalent developmental stages in unrelated organisms metastagenic That produces metastasis metastagenicity The condition of being metastagenic metastannate A salt of metastannic acid. metastasectomy Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths). Metastasian Relating to the opera librettos of Pietro Metastasio metastasic Of, pertaining to, or resulting from metastasis metastasis A change in nature, form, or quality. metastasizability The ability to metastasize. metastasization Synonym of metastasis. metastasize Of a disease (especially cancer) or a tumour: to form a metastasis (“a secondary focus away from the primary site”) in (a body organ). metastasizer A patient whose disease metastasizes. metastate A metastable isomer metastatement A statement about a statement. metastatic Relating to, or producing metastasis. metastatically In a metastatic manner. metastaticity The condition of being metastatic. metastatin Lethal giant larvae protein. metastatogenesis The development of metastases. metastatogenic Of or pertaining to metastatogenesis metastegostom The second-posteriormost section of the stegostom. metastep A step of a metadynamics simulation metastereotype A person's stereotypical impression of how others (outgroup members) regard the person's own group. metasternal Of or pertaining to the metasternum. metasternum Synonym of xiphoid process (“small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum”). metastibnite An amorphous mineral containing antimony and sulfur. metastin kisspeptin metastoma A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods. metastomial Relating to a metastomium metastomium That portion of the head of an annelid situated behind the mouth metastore An area set aside in certain database systems for the storage of metadata. metastory An overarching story having other stories embedded within it. metastrategic Of or pertaining to metastrategy. metastrategy An overarching strategy determining which other strategies to use in a given situation. metastriate Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is behind the anus. metastring A string of characters used as a placeholder for a variable data item. metastrongylid Any nematode in the family Metastrongylidae. metastrongyloid Any nematode of the superfamily Metastrongyloidea metastrophe A fundamental transformation metastrophic Relating to, or causing metastrophe metastructural Relating to metastructure. metastructure A structure that describes another structure. metastudtite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. metastudy A study on the topic of studies. metastylar Relating to the metastyle metastyle A very long style. metastylid A stylid in front of the metaconid. metastyrol Polystyrene. metasubject A subject that deals with, or transcends, other subjects. metasubjective In Juan Pascual-Leone's neo-Piagetian approach to cognitive development: describing processes from the perspective of a subject's organism rather than as an external observer. metasubjectively In a metasubjective manner. metasubjectivity The property of being metasubjective. metasubstituted Having undergone metasubstitution. metasubstitution Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the meta- position metasummary A summary of summaries. metasurface The surface of a metamaterial. metaswitzerite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. metasynchronous Almost synchronous metasyncrisis The elimination of waste or morbid matter, as by the pores, as part of a regenerative process. metasyncritic Relating to metasyncrisis. metasyncritical metasyncritic metasyndromic Relating to multiple, often overlapping, syndromes metasyntactic Used in describing syntax; relating to metasyntax. metasyntax The syntax of a metalanguage. metasynthesis The combination of the results of several previous qualitative research studies. metasynthetic Relating to metasynthesis metasyphilis Synonym of congenital syphilis. metasyphilitic Having or relating to metasyphilis. metasystem Any system considered as a grouping of other, smaller systems. metasystematics The study of metasystems metasystemic Relating to metasystems. metatable A table (of key-value pairs) associated with another object, which uses the functions (or other data) it contains to define the behaviour of that object under certain conditions. metatalk Talk, especially involving academic analysis, about speaking or talking; verbal metadiscourse. metatarsal Of the metatarsus. metatarsalgia Pain in the region of the metatarsals; inflammation of any of the five bones between the heel and the toes. metatarsally In relation to the metatarsus. metatarse The metatarsus. metatarsectomy Surgical removal or excision of the metatarsals. metatarsomere A segment of an insect metatarsus metatarsophalangeal Relating to the metatarsus and phalange. metatarsus The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones. metatartaric Relating to metatartaric acid or its derivatives metatask A task that deals with other tasks. metataxic Relating to metataxis metataxis Metamorphism involving mechanical change. metataxonomic Relating to metataxonomy / metataxonomics metataxonomics Synonym of metataxonomy. metataxonomy The taxonomy of an entire microbiota metate A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains. metatectic Describing isothermal reversible transformation of a solid mixture phase into a different solid phase plus a liquid phase during cooling; i.e. a partial melting during cooling metatectoid peritectoid metatelevisual Relating to the depiction of television within a television programme.