| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| monobasic | adjective | Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic. |
| monoceros | noun | A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn., The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion. |
| monochord | noun | An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them. |
| monocline | noun | A monoclinal fold. |
| monocotyl | noun | Any monocotyledonous plant. |
| monocracy | noun | Government by a single person; undivided rule. |
| monocular | adjective | Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision., Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope. |
| monodelph | noun | Alt. of Monodelphian |
| monodical | adjective | Belonging to a monody., For one voice; monophonic., Homophonic; — applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic. |
| monodrama | noun | Alt. of Monodrame |
| monodrame | noun | A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person. |
| monoecian | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious., One of the Monoecia., A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks. |
| monoecism | noun | The state or condition of being monoecious. |
| monogamia | noun pl. | A Linnaean order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia. |
| monogamic | adjective | Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy., Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers. |
| monogenic | adjective | Of or pertaining to monogenesis., Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way. |
| monograph | noun | A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range. |
| monogynia | noun pl. | A Linnaean order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma. |
| monoicous | adjective | Monoecious. |
| monolatry | noun | Worship of a single deity. |
| monologue | noun | A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue., A dramatic composition for a single performer. |
| monomachy | noun | A duel; single combat. |
| monomania | noun | Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement. |
| monometer | noun | A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter. |
| monomyary | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Monomya., One of the Monomya. |
| monopathy | noun | Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. |
| monoplast | noun | A monoplastic element. |
| monopodia | plural | of Monopodium |
| monopoler | noun | A monopolist. |
| monoptera | plural | of Monopteron |
| monoptote | noun | A noun having only one case., A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases. |
| monorhina | noun pl. | The Marsipobranchiata. |
| monorhyme | noun | A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme. |
| monosperm | noun | A monospermous plant. |
| monostich | noun | A composition consisting of one verse only. |
| monotonic | adjective | Alt. of Monotonical |
| monotreme | noun | One of the Monotremata. |
| monotropa | noun | A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem. |
| monotypic | adjective | Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species. |
| monoxylon | noun | A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber. |