monatomic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English mon- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atomic English monatomic From mon- + atomic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| monoatomic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (12)
pt monoatómico (consisting of a single atom) · fi yksiatominen (consisting of a single atom) · fr monoatomique (consisting of a single atom) · bg едноатомен (consisting of a single atom) · it monoatomico (consisting of a single atom) · es monoatómico (consisting of a single atom) · nn einatomig (consisting of a single atom) · nb enatomig (consisting of a single atom) · pt monoatômico (consisting of a single atom) · hu egyatomos (consisting of a single atom) · eo unuatoma (consisting of a single atom) · ga aon-adamhach (consisting of a single atom)