- monatomic
- adjective Date: 1848 consisting of one atom; especially having but one atom in the molecule
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Monatomic — Mon a*tom ic, adv. [Mon + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monatomic — [män΄ə täm′ik] adj. [ MON + ATOMIC] 1. a) consisting of one atom: said of a molecule b) having one atom in the molecule 2. containing one replaceable atom or atomic group 3. MONOVALENT ( … English World dictionary
Monatomic — In physics and chemistry, monatomic is a combination of the words mono and atomic, and means single atom. It is usually applied to gases: a monatomic gas is one in which atoms are not bound to each other.Under Standard Temperature and Pressure… … Wikipedia
monatomic — 1. Relating to or containing a single atom. 2. SYN: monovalent (1). * * * mon·atom·ic .män ə täm ik adj 1) consisting of one atom esp having but one atom in the molecule 2) MONOVALENT (1) * * * mon·atom·ic (mon″ə tomґik) [mon + atomic] … Medical dictionary
Monatomic gas — In physics and chemistry, monatomic is a combination of the words mono and atomic, and means single atom. It is usually applied to gases: a monatomic gas is one in which atoms are not bound to each other. At standard temperature and pressure… … Wikipedia
Monatomic ion — A monatomic ion is an ion consisting of one or more atoms of a single element (unlike a polyatomic ion, which consists of more than one element in one ion). For example calcium carbonate consists of the monatomic ion Ca2+ and the polyatomic ion… … Wikipedia
monatomic gas — ▪ physical science gas composed of particles (molecules) that consist of single atoms, such as helium or sodium vapour, and in this way different from diatomic, triatomic, or, in general, polyatomic gases. The thermodynamic behaviour of a… … Universalium
monatomic gas — vienatomės dujos statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. monatomic gas vok. einatomiges Gas, f rus. одноатомный газ, m pranc. gaz monoatomique, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
monatomic — monatomically, adv. /mon euh tom ik/, adj. Chem. 1. having one atom in the molecule. 2. containing one replaceable atom or group. 3. having a valence of one. Also, monoatomic. [1840 50; MON + ATOMIC] * * * … Universalium
monatomic — adjective 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 … Wiktionary
