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 monosulphide.
Monosulphuret
(Mon`o*sul"phu*ret) n. [Mono- + sulphuret.] (Chem.) See Monosulphide.
Monosyllabic
(Mon`o*syl*lab"ic) a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.] Being a monosyllable, or composed of
monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. — Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly adv.
Monosyllabism
(Mon`o*syl"la*bism) n. The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic
form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
Monosyllable
(Mon"o*syl`la*ble) n. [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. : cf. F. monosyllabe. See
Mono-, Syllable.] A word of one syllable.
Monosyllabled
(Mon"o*syl`la*bled) a. Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.
Monosymmetric
(Mon`o*sym*met"ric Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al) a. [Mono- + symmetric, - ical.] (Crystallog.)
Same as Monoclinic.
Monotessaron
(Mon`o*tes"sa*ron) n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + four.] A single narrative framed
from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]
Monothalama
(||Mon`o*thal"a*ma) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + qa`lamos a chamber.] (Zoöl.) A
division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
Monothalaman
(Mon`o*thal"a*man) n. [See Monothalamous.] (Zoöl.) A foraminifer having but one
chamber.
Monothalamous
(Mon`o*thal"a*mous) a. [Mono- + Gr. qa`lamos chamber: cf. F. monothalame.] (Zoöl.)
One-chambered.
Monothalmic
(Mon`o*thal"mic) a. [See Monothalamous.] (Bot.) Formed from one pistil; — said of
fruits. R. Brown.
Monothecal
(Mon`o*the"cal) a. [Mono- + Br. box.] (Bot.) Having a single loculament.
Monotheism
(Mon"o*the*ism) n. [Mono- + Gr. god: cf. F. monothéisme.] The doctrine or belief that
there is but one God.
Monotheist
(Mon"o*the*ist), n. [Cf. F. monothéiste.] One who believes that there is but one God.
Monotheistic
(Mon`o*the*is"tic) a. Of or pertaining to monotheism.
Monothelism
(Mo*noth"e*lism Mo*noth"e*li*tism) n. [Cf. F. monothélisme, monothélitisme.] The doctrine
of the Monothelites.
Monothelite
(Mo*noth"e*lite) n. [Gr. mo`nos alone, only + to will, be willing: cf. F. monothélite.] (Eccl.
Hist.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite.
Gibbon.
Monothelitic
(Mon`o*the*lit"ic) a. Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
Monotocous
(Mo*not"o*cous) a. [Mono- + Gr. birth, offspring.]
1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
2. (Zoöl.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.
