| BETACAROTENES | • BETACAROTENE n. a nutrient found in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables. |
| DETACHABILITY | • detachability n. The quality or degree of being detachable. • DETACHABILITY n. the state of being detachable. |
| EQUISETACEOUS | • equisetaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Equisetaceae, or horsetails. • EQUISETACEOUS adj. pertaining to the horsetail family. |
| METACERCARIAE | • metacercariae n. Plural of metacercaria. • METACERCARIA n. a parasitic trematode in encysted form. |
| METACERCARIAL | • metacercarial adj. Relating to metacercariae. • METACERCARIAL adj. of or like a metacercaria. |
| METACERCARIAS | • metacercarias n. Plural of metacercaria. • METACERCARIA n. a parasitic trematode in encysted form. |
| METACHROMATIC | • metachromatic adj. Exhibiting, or pertaining to, metachromasia. • METACHROMATIC adj. of dyes, capable of staining cells so that they turn a different colour to that of the dye. |
| METACHRONISMS | • metachronisms n. Plural of metachronism. • METACHRONISM n. an error of dating an event too late. |
| METACOGNITION | • metacognition n. (Philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience. • METACOGNITION n. thinking about one's own mental processes. |
| METACOMPUTERS | • METACOMPUTER n. a collection of computers that looks and functions like a single computer. |
| METACOMPUTING | • METACOMPUTING n. computing that uses metacomputers. |
| NONDETACHABLE | • nondetachable adj. Not capable of being detached. • non-detachable adj. Alternative form of nondetachable. • NONDETACHABLE adj. not detachable. |
| SEMIDETACHEDS | • semidetacheds n. Plural of semidetached. • semi-detacheds n. Plural of semi-detached. • SEMIDETACHED n. one of a pair of residences joined into one building by a common sidewall. |