BIOmono1 (m n ) n. Informal Infectious mononucleosis.

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mono2 (m n ) adj. Informal Monaural; monophonic. [Short for monophonic.]

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mono- or mon- pref. One; single; alone: monomorphic. Containing a single atom, radical, or group: monobasic. Monomolecular; monatomic: monolayer. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek, from monos, single, alone. See men-4 in Indo-European Roots.]

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mono

- Mon"o-, Mon- Mon- [Gr. ?.] A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.


mono

Mo"no, n. [Sp.] (Zo["o]l.) The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus).
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mono

adj : (electronics) designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel [syn: monophonic, single-channel] n : an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream [syn: mononucleosis]
Source: WordNet 1.6, 1997 Princeton University