mon-

Mon-. Defn: Same as Mono-. Mon"o-, Mon-. Etym: [Gr. Defn: 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.

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