| monkeyshine |
(informal; usu. pl.) a playful, teasing, or mischievous prank or trick. |
| monkey wrench |
a wrench with one movable jaw that can be adjusted with a screw to fit nuts of various sizes. |
| monk's cloth |
a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used esp. for bedspreads and curtains. |
| monkshood |
any of a group of ornamental plants bearing flowers with large sepals joined in a hood over the petals. |
| mono1 |
(informal) mononucleosis. |
| mono2 |
of or pertaining to a monophonic sound system; monaural. |
| mono- |
one; alone. |
| monobasic |
of or designating an acid molecule containing one hydrogen atom that is replaceable by a metal or positive radical. |
| monocarpic |
of plants, bearing fruit only once, and then dying. |
| Monoceros |
a spring constellation in the northern sky, located near Canis Minor and Canis Major. |
| monochloride |
a chloride having one atom of chlorine and one of another element. |
| monochord |
an instrument of ancient design used to measure intervals between musical tones, having a wooden sounding box with one string that vibrates on a gradual scale as a bridge is moved. |
| monochromatic |
having or using only a single color or shades of one color. [3 definitions] |
| monochrome |
a painting or drawing executed in shades of a single color, or the techniques used to create such a work. [2 definitions] |
| monocle |
an eyeglass for only one eye. |
| monoclinal |
of, pertaining to, or designating a geological formation in which rock strata incline in one direction. [2 definitions] |
| monocline |
a rock formation in which the rock strata incline in only one direction; monoclinal. |
| monoclinic |
of or designating a system of crystal formation in which three crystal axes of unequal length intersect, two at right angles and one obliquely. |
| monoclinous |
of a plant, having both pistils and stamens in the same flower; hermaphroditic. |
| monoclonal |
relating to a cell line derived from a single cell, or to a substance made by such cells. [3 definitions] |
| monocotyledon |
a member of the subgroup of flowering plants that produce only one seed leaf, usu. bear leaves with parallel veins, and do not grow in width by means of a vascular cambium. (Cf. dicotyledon.) |