Dictionary

monodisperse en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English disperse English monodisperse From mono- + disperse.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a colloid) Having particles of (approximately) the same size.
2. (not-comparable, of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of uniform (“composed of a single macromolecular species”).

Deriveds

monodispersely

Synonyms

uniform

monodisperse en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English disperse English monodisperse From mono- + disperse.

Meanings

1. To cause to become monodisperse.
   • Stock virus was monodispersed by passage through a 0.45 tt membrane. 1971, Craig Wallace, Joseph L. Melnick, “Herpesvirus Neutralization”, in Journal of Immunology:

Forms

Deriveds

monodispersive · monodispersion · monodispersant