Webster's Dictionary 1913

4618

Monkly

Monk″ly, a. Like, or suitable to, a monk.

4619

Monkshood

Monks″hood′ (?), n.(Bot.) A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.

4620

Mono

‖Mo″no (?), n.(Zoöl.) The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus).

4621

Mono-

{ Mon″o– (?), Mon– (?) }. A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the ...

4622

Monobasic

Mon′o‐ba″sic (?), a. [Mono- + basic.] (Chem.) Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acid...

4623

Monocarbonic

Mon′o‐car‐bon″ic (?), a. [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.

4624

Monocardian

Mon′o‐car″di‐an (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � heart.] (Zoöl.) Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. — n. An animal having a single heart.

4625

Monocarp

Mon″o‐carp (?), n.(Bot.) A monocarpic plant.

4626

Monocarpellary

Mon′o‐car″pel‐la‐ry (?), a. [Mono- + carpellary.] (Bot.) Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.

4627

Monocarpic

{ Mon′o‐car″pic (?), Mon′o‐car″pous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. � fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, e...

4628

Monocephalous

Mon′o‐ceph″a‐lous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. κεφαλή head.] (Bot.) Having a solitary head; — said of unbranched composite plants.

4629

Monoceros

‖Mo‐noc″e‐ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; μόνοσ alone, single + κέρασ horn.] 1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn.Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tail...

4630

Monochlamydeous

Mon′o‐chla‐myd″e‐ous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. �, �, cloak: cf. F. monochlamydé.] (Bot.) Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare ca...

4631

Monochord

Mon″o‐chord (?), n. [L. monochordon, Gr. �, fr. � with but one string; � only, single + � string: cf. F. monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord.] (Mus.) An instrument for exper...

4632

Monochromatic

Mon′o‐chro‐mat″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.Monochromatic lamp(Opt.), a lamp whose...

4633

Monochrome

Mon″o‐chrome (?), n. [Gr. � of one color; μόνοσ single + � color: cf. F. monochrome.] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.

4634

Monochromic

Mon′o‐chro″mic (?), a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture.

4635

Monochromy

Mon″o‐chro′my (?), n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.

4636

Monochronic

Mon′o‐chron″ic (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � time.] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.

4637

Monociliated

Mon′o‐cil″i‐a′ted (?), a. [Mono- + ciliated.] (Biol.) Having but one cilium.

4638

Monocle

Mon″o‐cle (?), n. [F. See Monocular.] An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds.

4639

Monoclinal

Mon′o‐cli″nal (?), a. [See Monoclinic.] (Geol.) Having one oblique inclination; — applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.

4640

Monocline

Mon″o‐cline (?), n.(Geol.) A monoclinal fold.

4641

Monoclinic

Mon′o‐clin″ic (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � to incline.] (Crystallog.) Having one oblique intersection; — said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined ...

4642

Monoclinous

Mo‐noc″li‐nous (?), a. [Mono- + Gr. � couch, fr. � to lie down: cf. F. monocline.] (Bot.) Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.

4643

Monocondyla

‖Mon′o‐con″dy‐la (?), n. pl. [NL. See Mono-, and Condyle.] (Zoöl.) A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the S...

4644

Monocotyl

Mon″o‐co‐tyl (?), n.(Bot.) Any monocotyledonous plant.