Monamide Mon·am"ide noun [
Mon- +
amide .]
(Chemistry) An amido compound with only one amido group.
Monamine Mon·am"ine noun [
Mon- +
amine .]
(Chemistry) A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine .
Monander Mo·nan"der noun (Botany) One of the Monandria.
Monandria Mo·nan"dri·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos alone +
'anh`r ,
'andro`s , a man.]
(Botany) A Linnćan class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
Monandrian Mo·nan"dri·an adjective ;
(Botany) Same as Monandrous .
Monandric Mo·nan"dric adjective Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.
Monandrous Mo·nan"drous adjective (Botany) Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.
Monandry Mo·nan"dry noun [ See
Monandria .]
The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry .
Monanthous Mo·nan"thous adjective [
Mon- + Greek
'a`nqos flower.]
(Botany) Having but one flower; one-flowered. Gray.
Monarch Mon"arch noun [ French
monarque , Latin
monarcha , from Greek ..., ...;
mo`nos alone + ... to be first, rule, govern. See
Archi- .]
1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. He who reigns
Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute.
Milton. 2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest. 3. A patron deity or presiding genius. Come, thou, monarch of the vine,
Plumpy Bacchus.
Shak. 4. (Zoology) A very large red and black butterfly ( Danais Plexippus ); -- called also milkweed butterfly .
Monarch Mon"arch adjective Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling. "
Monarch savage."
Pope.
Monarchal Mo·nar"chal adjective Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial. Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised
Above his fellows, with monarchal pride.
Milton.
Monarchess Mon"arch·ess noun A female monarch. [ Obsolete]
Monarchial Mo·nar"chi·al adjective Monarchic. Burke.
Monarchian Mo·nar"chi·an noun (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also patripassian .
Monarchic, Monarchical Mo·nar"chic, Mo·nar"chic·al adjective [ French
monarchique , Greek ....]
Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke. --
Mo*nar"chic*al*ly ,
adverb
Monarchism Mon"arch·ism noun The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.
Monarchist Mon"arch·ist noun [ Confer French
monarchiste .]
An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.
Monarchize Mon"arch·ize intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Monarchized ;
present participle & verbal noun Monarchizing .]
To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. [ R.]
Shak.
Monarchize Mon"arch·ize transitive verb To rule; to govern. [ R.]
Monarchizer Mon"arch·i`zer noun One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.
Monarcho Mo·nar"cho noun The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Monarchy Mon"arch·y noun ;
plural Monarchies . [ French
monarchie , Latin
monarchia , Greek .... See
Monarch .]
1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy .
Macaulay. 3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. What scourage for perjury
Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence.
Shak. Fifth monarchy ,
a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men , under Fifth .
Monas Mo"nas noun [ New Latin See
Monad .]
(Zoology) A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under Monad .
Monasterial Mon`as·te"ri·al adjective [ Latin
monasterials , from
monasterium .]
Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. --
Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly ,
adverb
Monastery Mon"as·te·ry noun ;
plural Monasteries . [ Latin
monasterium , Greek ..., from ... a solitary, a monk, from ... to be alone, live in solitude, from
mo`nos alone. Confer
Minister .]
A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females. Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See
Cloister .
Monastic Mo·nas"tic noun A monk.
Monastic, Monastical Mo·nas"tic, Mo·nas"tic·al adjective [ Greek ... monk: confer French
monastique . See
Monastery .]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules. 2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life
monastic ."
Denham.
Monastically Mo·nas"tic·al·ly adverb In a monastic manner.
Monasticism Mo·nas"ti·cism noun The monastic life, system, or condition. Milman.
Monasticon Mo·nas"ti·con noun [ New Latin See
Monastic .]
A book giving an account of monasteries.
Monatomic Mon`a·tom"ic adverb [
Mon- +
atomic .]
(Chemistry) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic . (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic .
Monaxial Mo·nax"i·al adjective [
Mon- +
axial .]
(Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.
Monazite Mon"a·zite (mŏn"ȧ*zīt)
noun [ From Greek
mona`zein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.]
(Min.) A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the cerium metals.
Monday Mon"day (mŭn"da; 48)
noun [ Middle English
moneday ,
monenday , Anglo-Saxon
mōnandćg , i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to Dutch
maandag , German
montag , Old High German
mānatag , Icelandic
mānadagr , Danish
mandag , Swedish
måndag . See
Moon , and
Day .]
The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.
Monde Monde (môNd)
noun [ French See
Mundane .]
The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [ R.]
A. Drummond. Mone Mone noun The moon. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Mone Mone noun A moan. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Monecian, Monecious Mo·ne"cian, Mo·ne"cious adjective (Botany) See Monœcian , and Monœcious .
Monembryony Mon·em"bry·o·ny noun [ See
Mono- , and
Embryo .]
(Botany) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. --
Mon*em`bry*on"ic adjective
Moner Mo"ner noun (Zoology) One of the Monera.
Monera Mo·ne"ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single.]
(Zoology) The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amœbas, but are destitute of a nucleus.
Moneral Mo·ne"ral adjective Of or pertaining to the Monera.
Moneran Mo·ne"ran adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monera. --
noun One of the Monera.
Moneron Mo·ne"ron noun ;
plural Latin
Monera ; English
Monerons . [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) One of the Monera.
Monerula Mo·ner"u·la noun [ New Latin , dim. of
moner . See
Monera .]
(Biol.) A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non- nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.
Monesia Mo·ne"sia noun (Pharm.) The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree Chrysophyllum glycyphlœum . It is used as an alterative and astringent.
Monesin Mo·ne"sin noun The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.
Monest Mo·nest" transitive verb [ See
Admonish .]
To warn; to admonish; to advise. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).
Monetary Mon"e·ta·ry adjective [ Latin
monetarius belonging to a mint. See
Money .]
Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. "The
monetary relations of Europe."
E. Everett. Monetary unit ,
the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.
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