METANTIMONIC Met`an*ti*mon"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. met- + antimonic.] (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called antimonic acid) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance, (HSbO3). (b) Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly called pyroantimonic acid, and analogous to pyrophosphoric acid.
METAPECTIC
Met`a*pec"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. meta- + pectic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin.
METAPECTIN
Met`a*pec"tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.
METAPEPTONE
Met`a*pep"tone, n. Etym: [Pref. meta- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous matter.
METAPHOR Met"a*phor, n. Etym: [F. métaphore, L. metaphora, fr. Gr. meta` beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
Defn: The transference of the relation between one set of objects to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. Abbott & Seeley. "All the world's a stage." Shak.
Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.