| metallurgy |
The art of separating metals from their ores.
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| metaphase |
(Gr. meta, after + phasis, appearance) Stage of mitosis during which the chromosomes, or at least the kinetochores, lie in the central plane of the spindle. It is the stage following prophase and preceding anaphase.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E16.htm
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| metacentric chromosome |
A chromosome with the centromere near the middle and, consequently, two arms of about equal length.
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| metallothionein |
A protective protein that binds heavy metals such as cadmium and lead.
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| metalloprotein |
A protein that contains a metal ion (or ions; such as Fe 2+ , Cu 2+ or Zn 2+ ) as a prosthetic group, which is coordinated by amino-acid side chains.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrm/journal/v6/n2/glossary/nrm1569_...
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