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monatomic, a. Chem.|mɒnəˈtɒmɪk| Also mono-. [f. mono- + atom n. + -ic.] Containing one atom; consisting of molecules each containing one atom. Also used for: Univalent.
1848Watts tr. Gmelin's Handbk. Chem. I. 53 Monatomic gases. 1866Odling Anim. Chem. 32 Monatomic alcohol. 1871Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1879) I. iv. 105 Chlorine itself is molecular and not monatomic. 1874J. P. Cooke New Chem. 278 Such hydrates are said to be mono-atomic. Ibid., A hydrate is..monatomic, diatomic, triatomic, etc. according as it contains one, two, three, or more hydroxyl groups. |