Mono- \Mon"o-\, Mon- \Mon-\ [Gr. ?.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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