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Monomerous

Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.

Monometallic

Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.

Monometallism

The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism.

Monometallist

One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.

Monometer

A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.

Monomial

Consisting of but a single term or expression.

Monomorphous Monomorphic

Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and polymorphic.

Monomphalus

A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.

Monomyaria Monomya

An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.

Monopathy

Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function.

Monopetalous

Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.

Monophanous

Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.

Monophonic

Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to polyphonic.

Monophyletic

Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin.

Monophyllous

One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx.

Monophyodont

Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to diphyodont.

Monophysite

One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.

Monoplastic

That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.

Monopode

One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot.

Monopodial

Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.

Monopodium

A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to sympodium.

Monopolist

One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

Monopolize

To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.

Monopoly

The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product.

Monopolylogue

An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.

Monopsychism

The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.

monopteral

Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.

Monopteron

A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.

Monorganic

Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.

Monorhyme

A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.

Monosepalous

Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.

monosodium glutamate

The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine (C5H8NNaO4), used as a food additive to enhance flavor; abbreviated MSG. It is usually marketed as the monhydrate (C5H8NNaO4.H2O). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of Chinese restaurant syndrome.

Monostich

A composition consisting of one verse only.

Monostichous

Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae.

Monostrophe

A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.

Monostrophic

Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.

Monosulphide

A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a polysulphide; as, galena is a monosulphide.

Monosyllabic

Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language.

Monosyllabism

The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.

Monotessaron

A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.

Monothalama

A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.

Monotheism

The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.

Monotheist

One who believes that there is but one God.

Monothelite

One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite.

Monothelitic

Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.

Monotomous

Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.

Monotone

A single unvaried tone or sound.

Monotonist

One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced.

Monotonous

Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.

Monotony

A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.

Monotremata

A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, and Echidna.

Monotriglyph

A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.

Monotropa

A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.

Monotropaceae

A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae, and contains the genera Monotropa and Sarcodes.

Monotypic Monotype

Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.

Monovalent

Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.

monovular

derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; as, identical twins are monovular. Contrasted with fraternal.

Monoxide

An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.

Monoxylon

A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.

Monozoa

A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria.

Monseigneur

My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

Monsieur

The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.

Monsignore

My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)

monsoon

A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.

monstera

any plant of the genus Monstera; they are often grown as houseplants.

monstrance

A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

Monstrosity

The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.

Monstrously

In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked.

Monstrousness

The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.

Montanic

Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.

Montanist

A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life.

Monte

In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region.

Monte-acid

An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.

Monte-jus

An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam in a reservoir containing the liquid.

Monteith

A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging the color; -- so called from the Glasgow manufactures.

Monteith Monteth

A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the inventor.

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