monolayer

[mon-uh-ley-er]

mon·o·lay·er

[mon-uh-ley-er]
noun Physical Chemistry.

Origin:
1930–35; mono- + layer
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monolayer (ˈmɒnəʊˌleɪə)
 
n
Also called: molecular film a single layer of atoms or molecules adsorbed on a surface

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monolayer mon·o·lay·er (mŏn'ō-lā'ər)
n.

  1. A film or layer one molecule thick formed at the interface between water and either oil or air by a substance such as a partially esterified fatty acid that contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in the same molecule.

  2. A confluent sheet of cells, one cell deep, growing on a surface in a cell culture.

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