Webster's Dictionary 1913

4753

Monopody

Mo‐nop″o‐dy (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. πούσ, ποδόσ, foot: cf. �, �, one-footed.] (Pros.) A measure of but a single foot.

4754

Monopoler

Mo‐nop″o‐ler (?), n. A monopolist.

4755

Monopolist

Mo‐nop″o‐list (mō̍‐nŏp″ō̍‐lĭst), n. One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.

4756

Monopolistic

Mo‐nop′o‐lis″tic (–lĭs″tĭk), a. Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.

4757

Monopolite

Mo‐nop″o‐lite (?), n. A monopolist. Sylvester.

4758

Monopolize

Mo‐nop″o‐lize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Monopolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Monopolizing (?).] [From Monopoly.] To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or mea...

4759

Monopolizer

Mo‐nop″o‐li′zer (?), n. One who monopolizes.

4760

Monopoly

Mo‐nop″o‐ly (?), n.; pl.Monopolies (#). [L. monopolium, Gr. �, �; μόνοσ alone + � to sell.] 1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, rig...

4761

Monopolylogue

Mon′o‐pol″y‐logue (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. πολύσ many + λόγοσ speech.] An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.

4762

Monopsychism

Mon′o‐psy″chism (?), n. [Mono- + Gr. � soul.] The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.

4763

Monopteral

Mo‐nop″ter‐al (?), a. [Gr. � with a row of pillars only; μόνοσ alone, only + � feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. monoptère.] (Arch.) Round and without a cella; consi...

4764

Monopteron

‖Mo‐nop″ter‐on (?), n.; pl.Monoptera (#). [NL. See Monopteral.] (Arch.) A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.

4765

Monoptote

Mon″op‐tote (?), n. [L. monoptotum, Gr. �; μόνοσ single + � apt to fall, fallen, fr. � to fall; cf. � case.] (Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case. Andrews.2. A noun having onl...

4766

Monopyrenous

Mon′o‐py‐re″nous (?), a. [Mono- + pyrene.] (Bot.) Having but a single stone or kernel.

4767

Monorganic

Mon′or‐gan″ic (?), a. [Mon- + organic.] (Biol. & Med.) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.

4768

Monorhina

‖Mon′o‐rhi″na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. μόνοσ single + �, �, nose.] (Zoöl.) The Marsipobranchiata.

4769

Monorhyme

Mon″o‐rhyme (?), n. [Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.] A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.

4770

Monosaccharide

{ Mon′o‐sac″cha‐ride (?), n. Also –rid }. [Mono- + saccharide.] (Chem.) A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not...

4771

Monosepalous

Mon′o‐sep″al‐ous (?), a. [Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monosépale.] (Bot.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalou...

4772

Monosperm

Mon″o‐sperm (?), n.(Bot.) A monospermous plant.

4773

Monospermal

{ Mon′o‐sper″mal (?), Mon′o‐sper″mous (?), } a. [Mono- + Gr. σπέρμα seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed.

4774

Monospherical

Mon′o‐spher″ic‐al (?), a. [Mono- + spherical.] Consisting of one sphere only.

4775

Monostich

Mon″o‐stich (?), n. [Gr. �, from � consisting of one verse; μόνοσ single + στίχοσ line, verse.] A composition consisting of one verse only.

4776

Monostichous

Mo‐nos″ti‐chous (mō̍‐nŏs″tĭ‐kŭs), a. [See Monostich.] (Bot.) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.

4777

Monostrophe

Mo‐nos″tro‐phe (mō̍‐nŏs″trō̍‐fē̍), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μονόστροφοσ monostrophic.] A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.

4778

Monostrophic

Mon′o‐stroph″ic (mŏn′ō̍‐strŏf″ĭk), a. [Gr. μονοστροφικόσ; μόνοσ single + στροφή strophe.] (Pros.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. Mi...

4779

Monosulphide

Mon′o‐sul″phide (?), n. [Mono- + sulphide.] (Chem.) A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; — contrasted with a polysulphide; as, galena is a mon...