FromAncient Greek μετα- ( meta- ) , fromμετά ( metá ) , fromMycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 ( me-ta ) , possibly fromProto-Indo-European *meth₂ ( “ in the middle ” ) .
Only relating to metabolism:
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( anatomy and zoology ) Behind .[From 19th century] ( botany and zoology ) Later orsubsequent .[From 19th century] ( obsolete , architecture and zoology ) [From 19th century] ( chemistry ) fewer molecules ofwater than theortho- equivalent.[From 19th century] ( organic chemistry ) isomeric benzene derivatives , having the twosubstituents inalternate (1,3) positions;contrasted withortho- andpara- [From 1833] ( biochemistry ) metabolism .botany, zoology: later or subsequent
chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
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Transcending ,encompassing .Pertaining to a level above or beyond;reflexive orrecursive ; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example,metadata is data that describes data,metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.[From 17th century] Havinganalogies withmetaphysics . transcending, encompassing
pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
having analogies with metaphysics
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( geology ) metamorphosis ; analogies and derivatives ofmetamorphism .[From 19th century] geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
Back-formation frommetastasis
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