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monomolecular en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Latin mōlēs Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -cula New Latin mōlēculalbor. French moléculebor. English molecule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English molecular English monomolecular From mono- + molecular.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of a reaction) involving a single molecule
2. (not-comparable) consisting of a single layer of molecules
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Deriveds

monomolecularly · nonmonomolecular

Relateds

bimolecular · molecular · trimolecular

Translations (2)

de monomolekular (involving a single molecule) · fr monomoléculaire (involving a single molecule)