mono : Idioms & Phrases

Mon"o-, Mon- (Also<

• Mono-
• Mon-

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Etymology

Gr. .

Definitions

1. A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.

Webster 1913

• noun tyrosine with one iodine atom added
  

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