Discover a variety of words starting with “mono” and learn their meanings to enhance your vocabulary.
- Monocle- A single eyeglass kept in position by the muscles around the eye.
- Monologue- A long speech by one person during a conversation.
- Monotone- A continuous, unchanging sound or voice.
- Monopoly- Exclusive control over the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
- Monogamy- The practice of marrying or being in a sexual relationship with one person at a time.
- Monotheism- The belief in the existence of only one god.
- Monochrome- A photograph or picture developed or executed in black and white or in varying tones of only one color.
- Monolith- A large single upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a pillar or monument.
- Monotony- Lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.
- Monoculture- The cultivation of a single crop in a given area.
- Monosyllable- A word consisting of only one syllable.
- Monotreme- A mammal of an order whose only members are the platypuses and echidnas, distinguished by laying eggs.
- Monocyte- A large phagocytic white blood cell with a simple oval nucleus and clear, grayish cytoplasm.
- Monophobia- Fear of being alone.
- Monocotyledon- An angiosperm that has only one seed leaf.
- Monogenic- Controlled by a single gene.
- Monocular- Adapted for or using only one eye.
- Monodrama- A play or drama performed by one actor.
- Monoplane- An airplane with only one main set of wings.
- Monomania- An exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
- Monorail- A railway in which the track consists of a single rail or a beam.
- Monoxide- An oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in its molecules.
- Monoglot- A person who speaks only one language.
- Monolithic- Large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
- Monostich- A poem or an epigram of only one line.
- Monovalent- Having a valence of one.
- Monopsony- A market situation in which the product or service of several sellers is sought by only one buyer.
- Monotonic- Relating to a sequence or function that either never increases or never decreases.
- Monopole- A magnetic monopole, a hypothetical particle in particle physics with only one magnetic pole.
- Monotypic- Consisting of only one type or form.
- Monoglyceride- A molecule composed of a single fatty acid chain attached to a glycerol molecule.
- Monofilament- A single, continuous strand (filament) of material, often used in fishing line.
- Monaminoxidase- An enzyme that degrades amines, such as neurotransmitters, thus regulating their level.
- Monohull- A type of boat or ship that has only one hull as opposed to multihulled vessels.
- Monophonic- Consisting of one musical line, without harmony or counterpoint.
- Monosaccharide- Any of the class of sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
- Monopodium- A single, unbranched stem of a plant.
- Monogamous- Engaging in the practice of having a single mate.
- Monomer- A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer.
- Monogenism- The theory that all humans are descended from a single pair of ancestors.
- Monogram- A motif of two or more letters, typically a person’s initials, intertwined or combined in a decorative design, used as an identifier.
- Monocarpic- Flowering and fruiting only once before dying.
- Monopteros- A circular temple with a single ring of columns.
- Monoacid- An acid that contains only one replaceable hydrogen atom.
- Monodisperse- Consisting of particles of approximately the same size.
- Monometallic- Consisting of one metal.
- Monosepalous- Having one sepal or having sepals that are fused into a single structure.
- Monosodium- Containing one sodium atom in the molecule.
- Monohybrid- A hybrid that is heterozygous with respect to a specified gene.
- Monotypic- Being the only type within a genus or other grouping.
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