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mono-

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mono- or mon-
pref.
1. One; single; alone: monomorphic.
2. Containing a single atom, radical, or group: monobasic.
3. Monomolecular; monatomic: monolayer.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek, from monos, single, alone; see men-4 in Indo-European roots.]
mono- before a vowel, mon-
combining form
1. one; single monochrome monorail
2. (Chemistry) indicating that a chemical compound contains a single specified atom or group monoxide
[from Greek monos]
mono-
A prefix that means "one, only, single," as in monochromatic, having only one color. It is often found in chemical names where it means "containing just one" of the specified atom or group, as in carbon monoxide, which is carbon attached to a single oxygen atom.
Translations
mono- [ˌmɒnəʊ-] prefix → mono-
mono-
pref → Mono-, mono-
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