Mon·o- Mon-. 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.
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mono
adj : designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction
over a single channel [syn: monophonic, single-channel]
n : an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph
nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes
or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious;
some believe it can be transmitted by kissing [syn: infectious
mononucleosis, mononucleosis, glandular fever, kissing
disease]