monatomic

English

Etymology

From mon- +‎ atomic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

monatomic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) 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.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the similar sounding monotonic.

Derived terms

• monatomically
• nonmonatomic

Translations

consisting of a single atom

Bulgarian: едноатомен (ednoatomen) Esperanto: unuatoma Finnish: yksiatominen French: monoatomique (fr) Hungarian: egyatomos Irish: aon-adamhach Italian: monoatomico (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: enatomig Nynorsk: einatomig Portuguese: monoatómico (Portugal), monoatômico (Brazil) Spanish: monoatómico