Words Starting With META
372 words start with META. Scores range up to 37 points (METAPHYSICIZING), averaging 18.4 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.
Self-referential; about itself.
Plural of metabase or metabasis.
A shift from one topic to another in rhetoric.
Relating to or involving change.
Alternative spelling of metabisulfite.
Plural of METABISULPHITE.
Relating to metabolism.
In terms of metabolism.
Plural of METABOLY.
Capable of being metabolized.
To subject to metabolism; process chemically in the body.
Past tense of METABOLISE.
Third-person singular present tense of METABOLISE.
Present participle of METABOLISE.
The chemical processes in a living organism that maintain life, and their rate.
Plural of METABOLISM.
A substance produced by or involved in a metabolic reaction.
Plural of METABOLITE.
Capable of being broken down by metabolism.
To process (a substance) by metabolism or transform it chemically in the body.
Past tense of METABOLIZE.
Third-person singular present tense of METABOLIZE.
Present participle of METABOLIZE.
The complete set of metabolites in a biological sample, as of a person.
Plural of METABOLOME.
Relating to the study of metabolites or metabolomics.
Plural of METABOLOMIC.
Change in body shape seen in euglenids during movement.
Describing a receptor that acts through metabolic pathways.
Any of the five bones of the hand between wrist and fingers.
Plural of METACARPAL.
Plural of metacarpus.
The part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers; its five bones.
Plural of METACARPUS.
The point of intersection of vertical lines through a ship's centers of buoyancy when upright and tilted.
Plural of METACENTER.
The point whose position relative to a ship's center of gravity indicates its stability when inclined.
Plural of METACENTRE.
Having a centromere near the middle, with arms of equal length.
Plural of METACENTRIC.
Encysted larval stage of a fluke in an intermediate host.
Plural of metacercaria; larval stage of a fluke.
Relating to metacercariae.
Plural of METACERCARIA.
Showing different colors when stained, or pertaining to such staining.
The property of staining with different colors.
Plural of METACHROMATISM.
Placing an event too late in chronological order.
Plural of METACHRONISM.
Plural of metachrosis.
The ability to change color via chromatophore expansion.
A black cubic form of mercuric sulfide, a mineral.
Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.
Plural of METACOGNITION.
A group of networked computers working as one system.
Plural of METACOMPUTER.
Computing that uses multiple computers connected as a network.
Plural of METACOMPUTING.
Data that provides information about other data.
Plural of METADATA.
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METAPHYSICIZING scores 37 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.