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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

monkey-wrench
monkey wrench noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw

monkfish
noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America

monkish
adjective befitting a monk; inclined to self-denial

monkshood
helmetflower 1 helmet flower 1 Aconitum napellus noun a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite

Monmouth Court House
Battle of Monmouth Court House noun a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces

Monnet
Jean Monnet noun French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979)

mono
monophonic adjective designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

mono-iodotyrosine
noun tyrosine with one iodine atom added

monoamine
noun a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)

monoamine neurotransmitter
noun a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission

monoamine oxidase inhibitor
MAOI noun any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate

monoamine oxidase
MAO noun an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)

monobasic acid
noun an acid containing only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule

monoblast
noun a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow

Monocanthidae
family Monocanthidae noun filefishes

Monocanthus
genus Monocanthus noun type genus of the Monocanthidae

monocarboxylic
adjective containing one carboxyl group

monocarp
monocarpic plant noun a plant that bears fruit once and dies

monocarpic
adjective dying after bearing fruit only once

Monochamus
genus Monochamus noun sawyer beetles

monochromacy
monochromatism noun complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness

monochromat
noun a person who is completely color-blind

monochromatic
homochromatic adjective (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength; `monochromatic light`

monocle
eyeglass noun lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

monoclinal
adjective of a geological structure in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

monocline
noun a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction

monoclinic
adjective having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection; `monoclinic system`

monoclinous
adjective having pistils and stamens in the same flower

monoclonal
adjective forming or derived from a single clone

monocot
monocotyledon noun a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside

monocot family
liliopsid family noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

monocot genus
liliopsid genus noun genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed

Monocotyledones
class Monocotyledones noun comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae

monocotyledonous
adjective (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies

monocular vision
noun vision with only one eye

monoculture
noun the cultivation of a single crop (on a farm or area or country)

monocyte
noun a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

monocytic leukemia
monocytic leukaemia noun leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood

monocytosis
noun increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia

Monod
Jacques Monod noun French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976)

monodic
monodical adjective having a single vocal part

Monodon
genus Monodon noun type genus of the Monodontidae

Monodontidae
family Monodontidae noun narwhals

monoecious
monecious adjective having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

monogamist
monogynist noun someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)

monogamous
adjective (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; `monogamous marriage`; `monogamous for life`

monogamy
monogamousness noun having only one spouse at a time

monogenesis
sporulation noun asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores

monogenic
adjective of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes

monogenic disorder
monogenic disease noun an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes

monogram
noun a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

monograph
noun a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

monogynous
monogynic adjective having one head or chief wife at a time (along with concubines)

monogyny
noun having only one wife at a time

monohybrid
noun a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel`s experiments with garden peas)

monohybrid cross
noun hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel`s experiments with garden peas)

monohydrate
noun a hydrate that contains one molecule of water per molecule of the compound

monolatry
noun the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god

monolingual
adjective using or knowing only one language; `monolingual speakers`; `a monolingual dictionary`

monolingually
adverb in a monolingual manner; `she had been reared monolingually`

monolith
noun a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

monolithic
adjective characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity; `a monolithic society`; `a monolithic worldwide movement`

monologist
noun an entertainer who performs alone

monomania
possession noun a mania restricted to one thing or idea

monomaniac
noun a person suffering from monomania

monomaniacal
adjective obsessed with a single subject or idea

monomer
noun a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers

monometallic
adjective containing one atom of metal in the molecule; `monometallic carbonyls`

Monomorium
genus Monomorium noun a genus of Formicidae

monomorphemic
adjective consisting of only one morpheme; ``raise` is monomorphemic but `rays` is not`

mononeuropathy
noun any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk

Monongahela
Monongahela River noun a river that rises in northern West Virginia and flows north into Pennsylvania where it joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River

mononuclear
mononucleate adjective having only one nucleus

mononuclear phagocyte system
MPS noun a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow

Mononychus olecranus
noun a turkey-sized long-legged fossil 75 million years old found in the Gobi Desert having birdlike fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur`s; short forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute

monophonic
adjective consisting of a single melodic line

monophony
monophonic music noun music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)

Monophysite
Monophysitic adjective of or relating to Monophysitism

Monophysitism
noun a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature

monoplane
noun an airplane with a single wing

monoplane flying fish
two-wing flying fish noun having only pectoral fins enlarged

monoplegia
noun paralysis of a single limb

monopolist
monopolizer noun someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something

monopolistic
adjective having exclusive control over a commercial activity by possession or legal grant

monopolization
monopolisation noun domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

Monopoly
noun a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die

monopoly board
noun a board used for playing monopoly

monopsony
noun (economics) a market in which goods or services are offered by several sellers but there is only one buyer

monopteral
adjective having circular columniation

monorail
noun a railway having a single track

monorchism
monorchidism noun failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum

monosaccharide
monosaccharose noun a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates

monosemous
adjective having only one meaning

monosemy
noun having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases

monosodium glutamate
MSG noun white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking

monosomy
noun chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number

monostotic fibrous dysplasia
noun fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone

monosyllabic
adjective having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable

monosyllabically
adverb in a monosyllabic manner

monosyllable
monosyllabic word noun a word or utterance of one syllable