| 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.) |
| monocular |
of, intended for, or requiring the use of only one eye. [2 definitions] |
| monody |
an ode recited or sung by a single voice, as in a Greek tragedy. [2 definitions] |
| monoecious |
in botany, having separate male and female flowers on each individual plant. [2 definitions] |
| monofilament |
a single thick filament of a synthetic fiber such as nylon. |
| monogamous |
having only one spouse. |
| monogamy |
the state of being married to only one individual. (Cf. bigamy, polygamy.) |
| monogenesis |
the theory that all living organisms are descended from one ancestral pair or from one cell. [2 definitions] |
| monogenism |
the belief that all of mankind descended from one pair of ancestors. (Cf. polygenism.) |