<B>monocline, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a monoclinal rock formation or fold, such as the oblique portion of a belt of strata at the place where it changes from one horizontal position to another of different level. </DL>
<A NAME="monoclinic">
<B>monoclinic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of crystals or crystallization) characterized by three unequal axes with one oblique intersection. </DL>
<A NAME="monoclinous">
<B>monoclinous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(of a plant) having both stamens and pistils in the same flower. <DD><B> 2. </B>(of a flower) having both staments and pistils. </DL>
<A NAME="monoclonalantibody">
<B>monoclonal antibody,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a specific antibody produced in the laboratory by fusing genetically distinct cells and cloning resulting hybrids to produce the same antibody. <BR> <I>Ex. Active areas of research ... include development of monoclonal antibodies that enhance organ transplants, that diagnose and monitor leukemia and that detect subtle changes in the nervous system (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monocoque">
<B>monocoque, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of structure, originally used in aircraft fuselages and now also in truck trailers, which relies on a stiffened, light-weight shell of metal, veneer, or plastic, to bear the principal stresses. </DL>
<A NAME="monocot">
<B>monocot, </B>noun. =monocotyledon.</DL>
<A NAME="monocotyl">
<B>monocotyl, </B>noun. =monocotyledon.</DL>
<A NAME="monocotyledon">
<B>monocotyledon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plant with only one cotyledon. The monocotyledons, which include grasses, palms, lilies, and irises, are angiosperms, one of the two large subclasses of plants that have the seeds enclosed in an ovary. They have leaves with parallel veins and flower parts in threes. <BR> <I>Ex. Botanists are impressed with the fact that the Polynesians divided the plant world into monocotyledons and dicotyledons (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monocotyledonous">
<B>monocotyledonous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having only one cotyledon. <BR> <I>Ex. monocotyledonous plants.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monocracy">
<B>monocracy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> government by one person; autocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="monocrat">
<B>monocrat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an autocrat. <DD><B> 2. </B>a supporter of monocracy or monarchy. </DL>
<A NAME="monocratic">
<B>monocratic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with monocracy. </DL>
<A NAME="monocrystal">
<B>monocrystal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a very strong filament made of a single piece of synthetic crystal. </DL>
<A NAME="monocrystalline">
<B>monocrystalline, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> composed of monocrystals. </DL>
<A NAME="monocular">
<B>monocular, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>having to do with or intended for use by one eye only. <BR> <I>Ex. The bird's perception of depth and distance was believed to be entirely dependent upon monocular cues (Scientific American).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>having only one eye or eyepiece. <DD><I>noun </I> any monocular instrument. adv. <B>monocularly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="monocultural">
<B>monocultural, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or characteristic of monoculture. adv. <B>monoculturally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="monoculture">
<B>monoculture, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the growing of only one product. <BR> <I>Ex. Concentrate on grain monoculture and you are looking for trouble (Cape Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monocycle">
<B>monocycle, </B>noun. =unicycle.</DL>
<A NAME="monocyclic">
<B>monocyclic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having a single circle or cycle. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Biology.) having a single whorl or series of parts, as certain crinoids with a single circlet of basal plates. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Chemistry.) having one ring (of atoms). </DL>
<A NAME="monocyte">
<B>monocyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the major types of leucocytes in the blood, being the largest in size and comprising about 3 to 8 per cent of the total white blood cells. It is a phagocyte with a single, well-defined nucleus. </DL>
<A NAME="monocytic">
<B>monocytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or characteristic of a monocyte. </DL>
<A NAME="monocytosis">
<B>monocytosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fatal disease of domestic fowl, characterized by cyanosis of the comb and wattles; blue comb. </DL>
<B>monodactylous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having only one finger, toe, or claw. </DL>
<A NAME="monodic">
<B>monodic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or like a monody; homophonic. adv. <B>monodically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="monodical">
<B>monodical, </B>adjective. =monodic.</DL>
<A NAME="monodrama">
<B>monodrama, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a play or other dramatic piece for a single performer. </DL>
<A NAME="monodramatic">
<B>monodramatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or characteristic of a monodrama. </DL>
<A NAME="monody">
<B>monody, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a mournful song; lament; dirge. <DD><B> 2. </B>a plaintive poem in which one person laments another's death. <BR> <I>Ex. In this Monody the Author bewails a learned Friend, unfortunately drowned (Milton).</I> <DD><B> 3a. </B>a style of musical composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony. <DD><B> b. </B>a composition written in this style. <DD><B> 4. </B>a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as by an actor in a tragedy. </DL>
<A NAME="monoecious">
<B>monoecious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Botany.) having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers on the same plant. <BR> <I>Ex. Corn, birches, and walnuts are monoecious plants.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic. Also, <B>monecious.</B> </DL>
<B>monofilament, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a strand of yarn, plastic, wire, or the like, composed of a single filament only, regardless of its thickness or weight. </DL>
<A NAME="monogamic">
<B>monogamic, </B>adjective. =monogamous.</DL>
<A NAME="monogamist">
<B>monogamist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who practices, advocates, or believes in monogamy. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=monogamous.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="monogamistic">
<B>monogamistic, </B>adjective. =monogamous.</DL>
<A NAME="monogamous">
<B>monogamous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>practicing or advocating monogamy. <BR> <I>Ex. We may now return to the criteria to be applied in drawing judgments concerning polygamous as against monogamous families (Melville J. Herskovits).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with monogamy. adv. <B>monogamously.</B> noun <B>monogamousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="monogamy">
<B>monogamy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the practice or condition of being married to only one person at a time. <BR> <I>Ex. Monogamy ... has been and is the leading type of marriage (Emory S. Bogardus).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the habit among some animals of having only one mate during a lifetime. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Rare.) the custom or principle of marrying only once. </DL>
<A NAME="monogenesis">
<B>monogenesis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that all living things derive from a single, common origin. </DL>
<A NAME="monogenetic">
<B>monogenetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with monogenesis or monogenism; monogenic. <DD><B> 2. </B>having only a single host during the life cycle, as certain trematode worms. <DD><B> 3. </B>formed by one geological process. <BR> <I>Ex. a monogenetic mountain range.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monogenic">
<B>monogenic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Biology.) monogenetic. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Zoology.) reproducing by only one method. </DL>
<A NAME="monogenism">
<B>monogenism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the theory that all human beings have descended from a single pair. </DL>
<A NAME="monogenist">
<B>monogenist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a believer in monogenism. </DL>
<A NAME="monogerm">
<B>monogerm, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> being or containing a single seed which develops into an isolated plant. <BR> <I>Ex. monogerm sugar beet varieties.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="monoglot">
<B>monoglot, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>using or understanding only one language. <DD><B> 2. </B>written in only one language. <DD><I>noun </I> a person who knows only one language. </DL>
<A NAME="monoglyceride">
<B>monoglyceride, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various glycerides containing a single hydroxyl or acid molecule, used as an emulsifier in bread and other products. </DL>
<A NAME="monogr">
<B>monogr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> monograph. </DL>
<A NAME="monogram">
<B>monogram, </B>noun, verb, <B>-grammed,</B> <B>-gramming.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person's initials combined in one design. Monograms are used on note paper, table linen, clothing, and jewelry. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to print, sew, or engrave a monogram on. </DL>
<A NAME="monogrammatic">
<B>monogrammatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or in the form of a monogram. </DL>
<A NAME="monogrammed">
<B>monogrammed, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> bearing a monogram. </DL>
<A NAME="monograph">
<B>monograph, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a book or article, especially a scholarly one, about a particular subject. <BR> <I>Ex. D. O. Hebb's recent monograph on behaviour theory was an attempt to build a bridge between physiology and psychology (F. H. George).</I> (SYN) treatise. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to write a monograph on; treat in a monograph. <BR> <I>Ex. This extraordinary object ... has been monographed, mapped, measured, figured, and photographed (A. M. Clerke).</I> </DL>
