Monopolite Mo·nop"o·lite noun A monopolist. Sylvester.
Monopolize Mo·nop"o·lize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Monopolized ;
present participle & verbal noun Monopolizing .] [ From
Monopoly .]
To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.
Monopolizer Mo·nop"o·li`zer noun One who monopolizes.
Monopoly Mo·nop"o·ly noun ;
plural Monopolies . [ Latin
monopolium , Greek ..., ...;
mo`nos alone + ... to sell.]
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines.
Macaulay. 2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.
Shak. 3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [ Colloq.]
Monopolylogue Mon`o·pol"y·logue noun [
Mono- + Greek
poly`s many +
lo`gos speech.]
An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
Monopsychism Mon`o·psy"chism noun [
Mono- + Greek ... soul.]
The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.
Monopteral Mo·nop"ter·al adjective [ Greek ... with a row of pillars only;
mo`nos alone, only + ... feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: confer French
monoptère .]
(Architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.
Monopteron Mo·nop"ter·on noun ;
plural Monoptera . [ New Latin See
Monopteral .]
(Architecture) A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.
Monoptote Mon"op·tote noun [ Latin
monoptotum , Greek ...;
mo`nos single + ... apt to fall, fallen, from ... to fall; confer ... case.]
(Gram.) 1. A noun having only one case. Andrews. 2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.
Monopyrenous Mon`o·py·re"nous adjective [
Mono- +
pyrene .]
(Botany) Having but a single stone or kernel.
Monorganic Mon`or·gan"ic adjective [
Mon- +
organic .]
(Biol. & Med.) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.
Monorhina Mon`o·rhi"na noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single + ..., ..., nose.]
(Zoology) The Marsipobranchiata.
Monorhyme Mon"o·rhyme noun [
Mono- +
rhyme : confer French
monorime .]
A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
Monosaccharide Mon`o·sac"cha·ride noun Also
- rid [
Mono- +
saccharide .]
(Chemistry) A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some, a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
Monosepalous Mon`o·sep"al·ous adjective [
Mono- +
sepal : confer French
monosépale .]
(Botany) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous. » The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use
gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Confer
Monopetalous .
Monosperm Mon"o·sperm noun (Botany) A monospermous plant.
Monospermal, Monospermous Mon`o·sper"mal, Mon`o·sper"mous adjective [
Mono- + Greek
spe`rma seed: confer French
monosperme .]
(Botany) Having only one seed.
Monospherical Mon`o·spher"ic·al adjective [
Mono- +
spherical .]
Consisting of one sphere only.
Monostich Mon"o·stich noun [ Greek ..., from ... consisting of one verse;
mo`nos single +
sti`chos line, verse.]
A composition consisting of one verse only.
Monostichous Mo·nos"ti·chous (mo*nŏs"tĭ*kŭs)
adjective [ See
Monostich .]
(Botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ .
Monostrophe Mo·nos"tro·phe (mo*nŏs"tro*fe)
noun [ New Latin , from Greek
mono`strofos monostrophic.]
A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
Monostrophic Mon`o·stroph"ic (mŏn`o*strŏf"ĭk)
adjective [ Greek
monostrofiko`s ;
mo`nos single +
strofh` strophe.]
(Pros.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. Milton.
Monosulphide Mon`o·sul"phide noun [
Mono- +
sulphide .]
(Chemistry) A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a polysulphide ; as, galena is a monosulphide .
Monosulphuret Mon`o·sul"phu·ret noun [
Mono- +
sulphuret .]
(Chemistry) See Monosulphide .
Monosyllabic Mon`o·syl·lab"ic adjective [ Confer French
monosyllabique .]
Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. --
Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly adverb
Monosyllabism Mon`o·syl"la·bism noun The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
Monosyllable Mon"o·syl`la·ble noun [ Latin
monosyllabus of one syllable, Greek ...: confer French
monosyllabe . See
Mono- ,
Syllable .]
A word of one syllable.
Monosyllabled Mon"o·syl`la·bled adjective Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.
Monosymmetric, Monosymmetrical Mon`o·sym·met"ric, Mon`o·sym·met"ric·al adjective [
Mono- +
symmetric ,
- ical .]
(Crystallog.) Same as Monoclinic .
Monotessaron Mon`o·tes"sa·ron noun [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single + ... four.]
A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [ R.]
Monothalama Mon`o·thal"a·ma noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single +
qa`lamos a chamber.]
(Zoology) A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
Monothalaman Mon`o·thal"a·man noun [ See
Monothalamous .]
(Zoology) A foraminifer having but one chamber.
Monothalamous Mon`o·thal"a·mous adjective [
Mono- + Greek
qa`lamos chamber: confer French
monothalame .]
(Zoology) One-chambered.
Monothalmic Mon`o·thal"mic adjective [ See
Monothalamous .]
(Botany) Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. R. Brown.
Monothecal Mon`o·the"cal adjective [
Mono- + Br. ... box.]
(Botany) Having a single loculament.
Monotheism Mon"o·the·ism noun [
Mono- + Greek ... god: confer French
monothéisme .]
The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.
Monotheist Mon"o·the·ist noun [ Confer French
monothéiste .]
One who believes that there is but one God.
Monotheistic Mon`o·the·is"tic adjective Of or pertaining to monotheism.
Monothelism, Monothelitism Mo·noth"e·lism, Mo·noth"e·li·tism noun [ Confer French
monothélisme ,
monothélitisme .]
The doctrine of the Monothelites.
Monothelite Mo·noth"e·lite noun [ Greek ...;
mo`nos alone, only + ..., ..., to will, be willing: confer French
monothélite .]
(Eccl. Hist.) One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Confer Monophysite . Gibbon.
Monothelitic Mon`o·the·lit"ic adjective Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
Monotocous Mo·not"o·cous adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... birth, offspring.]
1. (Botany) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic. 2. (Zoology) Uniparous; laying a single egg.
Monotomous Mo·not"o·mous adjective [
Mono- + Greek ... cutting, from ... to cut.]
(Min.) Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.
Monotone Mon"o·tone noun [ See
Monotonous ,
Monotony .]
1. (Mus.) A single unvaried tone or sound. 2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.
Monotonic, Monotonical Mon`o·ton"ic, Mon`o·ton"ic·al adjective Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous. "
Monotonical declamation."
Chesterfield.
Monotonist Mo·not"o·nist noun One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.
Monotonous Mo·not"o·nous adjective [ Greek ...;
mo`nos alone, single + ... tone. See
Tone .]
Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome. --
Mo*not"o*nous*ly ,
adverb --
Mo*not"o*nous*ness ,
noun
Monotony Mo·not"o·ny noun [ Greek ...: confer French
monotonie . See
Monotonius .]
1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing. 2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention.
W. Irving.
Monotremata Mon`o·trem"a·ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
mo`nos single + ... hole.]
(Zoology) A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole , under Duck , and Echidna .
Monotrematous Mon`o·trem"a·tous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.
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