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Met`a*pec"tic (?), a. [Pref. meta-
+ pectic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin.

Met`a*pec"tin (?), n. (Chem.)
A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring
in overripe fruits.

Met`a*pep"tone (?), n. [Pref. meta-
+ peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.) An intermediate
product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous
matter.

Met"a*phor (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*f&etilde;r),
n. [F. métaphore, L.
metaphora, fr. Gr. metafora`, fr.
metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`
beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)
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.

&fist; The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but
"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.


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