Definitions for monatomic

monatomic mon·a·tom·ic

Spelling: [mon-uh-tom-ik]
IPA: /ˌmɒn əˈtɒm ɪk/

Monatomic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 289 anagrams from letters in monatomic (acimmnoot).

Definitions for monatomic

adjective

  1. having one atom in the molecule.
  2. containing one replaceable atom or group.
  3. having a valence of one.

Origin of monatomic

First recorded in 1840-50; mon- + atomic

Examples for monatomic

The molecule of iodine, for example, is monatomic at 1200 C., but becomes diatomic at the ordinary temperature.

This information does not inform, since there is a vast number of monatomic alcohols and of every description.

If this should prove to be the case, it will favour the view that chlorine itself is molecular and not monatomic.

All of them are believed to be monatomic—that is to say, each of their molecules is composed of a single atom.

Its ratio of specific heats has very nearly the ideal value 1.666, appropriate to a monatomic molecule.

The cadmium molecule, as shown by determinations of the density of its vapour, is monatomic.

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