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Metacognition
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D000067489 |
[Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.
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Metadata
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D000071253 |
[Structured data elements used to describe other data.
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Metagenome
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D054892 |
[A collective genome representative of the many organisms, primarily microorganisms, existing in a community.
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Metagenomics
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D056186 |
[The systematic study of the GENOMES of assemblages of organisms.
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Metal Ceramic Alloys
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D016876 |
[The fusion of ceramics (porcelain) to an alloy of two or more metals for use in restorative and prosthodontic dentistry. Examples of metal alloys employed include cobalt-chromium, gold-palladium, gold-platinum-palladium, and nickel-based alloys.
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Metal Metabolism, Inborn Errors
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D008664 |
[Dysfunctions in the metabolism of metals resulting from inborn genetic mutations that are inherited or acquired in utero.
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Metal Nanoparticles
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D053768 |
[Nanoparticles produced from metals whose uses include biosensors, optics, and catalysts. In biomedical applications the particles frequently involve the noble metals, especially gold and silver.
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Metal Workers
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D000085924 |
[Craftspersons who take ordinary types of flat metal and make them into specialized products for various duct and ventilation systems, as well as architectural and specialized metal fabrication.
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Metal-Organic Frameworks
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D000073396 |
[Supramolecular networks that consist of ordered arrangements of organic electron donor linkers (usually ditopic or polytopic organic carboxylates) and metal cations. They can have an extremely high surface area and adjustable pore size that allows for the insertion of other molecules capable of various functions such as catalysis, capture of carbon dioxide, and drug delivery.
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Metal-on-Metal Joint Prostheses
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D061825 |
[Types of prosthetic joints in which both wear surfaces of the joint coupling are metallic.
, Supporting surfaces of joint prostheses that are composed of metallic material.
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Metallocenes
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D000075163 |
[Organometallic compounds that generally consist of two cylcopentadiene ANIONS joined in their centers by a metallic cation such as NICKEL; IRON; or TITANIUM.
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Metallochaperones
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D056511 |
[A family of soluble metal binding proteins that are involved in the intracellular transport of specific metal ions and their transfer to the appropriate metalloprotein precursor.
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Metalloendopeptidases
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D008666 |
[ENDOPEPTIDASES which use a metal such as ZINC in the catalytic mechanism.
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Metalloexopeptidases
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D045727 |
[EXOPEPTIDASES which use a metal such as ZINC in the catalytic mechanism.
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Metalloids
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D058955 |
[A class of nonmetals such as arsenic that have some of the chemical properties of a metal.
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Metalloporphyrins
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D008665 |
[Porphyrins which are combined with a metal ion. The metal is bound equally to all four nitrogen atoms of the pyrrole rings. They possess characteristic absorption spectra which can be utilized for identification or quantitative estimation of porphyrins and porphyrin-bound compounds.
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Metalloproteases
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D045726 |
[Proteases which use a metal, normally ZINC, in the catalytic mechanism. This group of enzymes is inactivated by metal CHELATORS.
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Metalloproteins
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D008667 |
[Proteins that have one or more tightly bound metal ions forming part of their structure. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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Metallothionein
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D008668 |
[A low-molecular-weight (approx. 10 kD) protein occurring in the cytoplasm of kidney cortex and liver. It is rich in cysteinyl residues and contains no aromatic amino acids. Metallothionein shows high affinity for bivalent heavy metals.
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Metallurgy
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D008669 |
[The science, art, or technology dealing with processes involved in the separation of metals from their ores, the technique of making or compounding the alloys, the techniques of working or heat-treating metals, and the mining of metals. It includes industrial metallurgy as well as metallurgical techniques employed in the preparation and working of metals used in dentistry, with special reference to orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p494)
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