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mon-
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mon-,
Same as Mono-. [1913 Webster]
mon-, [Gr. .].
A prefix signifying one , single , alone ; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom , one radical , or one group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc. [1913 Webster]
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