or  met-  prefix 1  :  isomeric with or otherwise closely related to <metaldehyde>   2  :  involving substitution at or characterized by two positions in the benzene ring that are separated by one carbon atom - abbr. m- <meta-xylene or m-xylene>  - compare ORTH-2 PARA-2   .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  HMD  mad  mae·di   mat 
 
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