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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English nuclear English homonuclear From homo- + nuclear.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of a molecule) Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope.
- (not-comparable, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound.