monatomic

English

Etymology

mon- +‎ atomic

Adjective

monatomic (not comparable)

(chemistry) Of an element, consisting of a single atom in the molecule, for example, the noble gases. Note: Strictly speaking, a molecule has at least two atoms.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the similar sounding monotonic.

Translations

consisting of a single atom

Bulgarian: едноатомен (ednoatomen)
Esperanto: unuatoma
Finnish: yksiatominen
French: monoatomique (fr)
Hungarian: egyatomos
Irish: aon-adamhach
Italian: monoatomico (it)
Portuguese: monoatómico (Portugal), monoatômico (Brazil)
Spanish: monoatómico

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