ammonoid | (noun) one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks | Synonyms: ammonite |
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antimonopoly | (adjective) of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices | Synonyms: antitrust |
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demonolatry | (noun) the acts or rites of worshiping devils | Synonyms: devil-worship, diabolatry |
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kimono | (noun) a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese | - |
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mono | (adjective) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel | Synonyms: monophonic, single-channel |
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(noun) an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | Synonyms: glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mononucleosis |
monoamine | (noun) a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) | - |
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monoatomic | (adjective) of or relating to an element consisting of a single atom | Synonyms: monatomic |
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monoblast | (noun) a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow | - |
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monocarboxylic | (adjective) containing one carboxyl group | - |
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monocarp | (noun) a plant that bears fruit once and dies | Synonyms: monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant |
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monocarpic | (adjective) dying after bearing fruit only once | - |
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monocentrism | (noun) the property of having or proceeding from a single center. | - |
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monochromacy | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism, monochromia |
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monochromasy | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism, monochromia |
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monochromat | (noun) a person who is completely color-blind | - |
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monochromatic | (adjective) (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength | Synonyms: homochromatic |
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(adjective) of or relating to monochromatism | - |
(adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochrome, monochromic, monochromous |
monochromatism | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromia |
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monochrome | (adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochromatic, monochromic, monochromous |
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(noun) a black-and-white photograph or slide | Synonyms: black and white |
(noun) painting done in a range of tones of a single color | - |
monochromia | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism |
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monochromic | (adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochromatic, monochrome, monochromous |
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monochromous | (adjective) having or appearing to have only one color | Synonyms: monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic |
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monocle | (noun) lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles | Synonyms: eyeglass |
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monocled | (adjective) wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass | Synonyms: bespectacled, spectacled |
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monoclinal | (adjective) of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction | - |
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monocline | (noun) a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction | - |
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monoclinic | (adjective) having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection | - |
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monoclinous | (adjective) having pistils and stamens in the same flower | - |
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monoclonal | (adjective) forming or derived from a single clone | - |
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(noun) any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by a single clone of cells or a cell line and consisting of identical antibody molecules | Synonyms: monoclonal antibody |
monocot | (noun) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | Synonyms: endogen, liliopsid, monocotyledon |
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monocotyledon | (noun) a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | Synonyms: endogen, liliopsid, monocot |
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monocotyledonous | (adjective) (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies | - |
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monocracy | (noun) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | Synonyms: absolutism, authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, dictatorship, one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism, totalitarianism, tyranny |
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monoculture | (noun) the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country) | - |
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monocycle | (noun) a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals | Synonyms: unicycle |
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monocyte | (noun) a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria | - |
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monocytosis | (noun) increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia | - |
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monodic | (adjective) having a single vocal part | Synonyms: monodical |
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monodical | (adjective) having a single vocal part | Synonyms: monodic |
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monody | (noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) | Synonyms: monophonic music, monophony |
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monoecious | (adjective) having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal | Synonyms: monecious, monoicous |
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monoestrous | (adjective) having one estrous cycle per year | Synonyms: monestrous |
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monogamist | (noun) someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) | Synonyms: monogynist |
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monogamous | (adjective) (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate | - |
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monogamousness | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamy |
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monogamy | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamousness |
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monogenesis | (noun) asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores | Synonyms: sporulation |
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monogenic | (adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes | - |
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monogram | (noun) a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing | - |
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monograph | (noun) a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject | - |
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monogynic | (adjective) having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines) | Synonyms: monogynous |
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monogynist | (noun) someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time) | Synonyms: monogamist |
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monogynous | (adjective) having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines) | Synonyms: monogynic |
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monogyny | (noun) having only one wife at a time | - |
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monohybrid | (noun) a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas) | - |
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monohydrate | (noun) a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound | - |
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monoicous | (adjective) having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal | Synonyms: monecious, monoecious |
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monoideism | (noun) a state of prolonged absorption in a single idea (as in mental depression, trance, hypnosis). | - |
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monolatry | (noun) the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god | - |
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monolingual | (adjective) using or knowing only one language | - |
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(noun) a person who knows only one language | - |
monolingually | (adverb) in a monolingual manner | - |
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monolith | (noun) a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | - |
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monolithic | (adjective) imposing in size or bulk or solidity | Synonyms: massive, monumental |
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(adjective) characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity | - |
monologist | (noun) an entertainer who performs alone | - |
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monologue | (noun) speech you make to yourself | Synonyms: soliloquy |
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(noun) a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor | - |
(noun) a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) | - |
monologuise | (verb) talk to oneself | Synonyms: monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize |
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monologuize | (verb) talk to oneself | Synonyms: monologuise, soliloquise, soliloquize |
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monomania | (noun) a mania restricted to one thing or idea | Synonyms: possession |
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monomaniac | (noun) a person suffering from monomania | - |
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monomaniacal | (adjective) obsessed with a single subject or idea | - |
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monomer | (noun) a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | - |
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monometallic | (adjective) containing one atom of metal in the molecule | - |
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monometallism | (noun) the use of only one metal (such as gold or silver) in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of monetary value. | - |
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monomorphemic | (adjective) consisting of only one morpheme | - |
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mononeuropathy | (noun) any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk | - |
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mononuclear | (adjective) having only one nucleus | Synonyms: mononucleate |
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mononucleate | (adjective) having only one nucleus | Synonyms: mononuclear |
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mononucleosis | (noun) an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | Synonyms: glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mono |
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monophonic | (adjective) consisting of a single melodic line | - |
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(adjective) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel | Synonyms: mono, single-channel |
monophony | (noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment) | Synonyms: monody, monophonic music |
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monoplane | (noun) an airplane with a single wing | - |
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monoplegia | (noun) paralysis of a single limb | - |
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monoploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, haploidic |
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monopolisation | (noun) domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: monopolization |
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monopolise | (verb) have or exploit a monopoly of | Synonyms: monopolize |
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(verb) have and control fully and exclusively | Synonyms: monopolize |
monopoliser | (noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something | Synonyms: monopolist, monopolizer |
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monopolist | (noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something | Synonyms: monopoliser, monopolizer |
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monopolistic | (adjective) having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant | - |
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monopolization | (noun) domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others | Synonyms: monopolisation |
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monopolize | (verb) have or exploit a monopoly of | Synonyms: monopolise |
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(verb) have and control fully and exclusively | Synonyms: monopolise |
monopolizer | (noun) someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something | Synonyms: monopoliser, monopolist |
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monopoly | (noun) (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller | - |
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(noun) exclusive control or possession of something | - |
monopsony | (noun) (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer | - |
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monopteral | (adjective) having circular columniation | - |
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monorail | (noun) a railway having a single track | - |
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monorchidism | (noun) failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum | Synonyms: monorchism |
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monorchism | (noun) failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum | Synonyms: monorchidism |
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monoreme | (noun) a galley that has one bank of oars. | - |
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monosaccharide | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharose, simple sugar |
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monosaccharose | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharide, simple sugar |
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monosemous | (adjective) having only one meaning | - |
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