| a combining form meaning “alone,” “single,” “one” (monogamy); specialized in some scientific terms to denote a monomolecular thickness (monolayer) and adapted in chemistry to apply to compounds containing one atom of a particular element (monohydrate). |
| mono- or mon- pref.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek, from monos, single, alone; see men-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
mono- or mon-
pref.
One; single; alone: monomorphic.
Monomolecular; monatomic: monolayer.
Containing one atom, molecule, or group: monomer.
